Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic and Political History of Latin America and the Caribbean
Intro -- Praise for Roots of Underdevelopment -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Historical Development in Latin America -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature -- 3 Book Plan -- 3.1 Chapter Summaries -- 3.2 Unifying Themes and Lessons -- 3.3 Teaching Plan -- 4 Acknowledgements -- 5 Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Latin American Economic History in the Light of the Recent Economic Cycles -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Latin America in the World Economy: Convergence and Divergence -- 2.1 Regional Pattern -- 2.2 Regional Diversity -- 3 Crises and Their Association with External Determinants -- 3.1 The Terms of Trade -- 3.2 Financial Crises -- 3.3 Major Latin American Growth Collapses and Their Links to External Shocks -- 4 Social Development -- 4.1 Human Development -- 4.2 Income Distribution and Poverty -- 5 Present Challenges from a Historical Perspective -- References -- The Making of Mexico: The Political Economy of Conquest and Independence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decentralized Empire, Fragmented Empire -- 3 The Conquest: Decentralized Governance -- 4 From Habsburgs to Bourbons: Two Governance Models -- 5 Independence: Imperial Fragmentation -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Checks and Balances in the Colonial Government of Peru: Evidence from Office Prices -- 1 The Institutional Framework of the Colonial Government in Peru -- 1.1 Vertical and Horizontal "Checks" -- 1.2 The Advent of Office-Selling -- 2 Analysis -- 2.1 Data and Methodology -- 3 Corregimiento Prices and Institutional Constraints -- 3.1 Alternative Explanations -- 4 Discussion -- Appendix -- References -- The Legacy of Concertaje in Ecuador -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background -- 2.1 Concertaje -- 2.2 Labor Requirements and Coercion -- 3 Data and Identification Strategy -- 3.1 Instrumental Variable -- 3.2 Concertaje.
