Colonialism and Postcolonial Development Spanish America in Comparative Perspective JAMES MAHONEY Nordhisestera Unive CAMBRIDGEContents Lis of Tables, Figures, and Maps Preface Explaining Levels of Colonialism and Poscolonil Development Relative Levels of Development Existing Perspectives and Ther Limitations New Principles for Case Analysis ‘A General Theory of Colonial and Development ‘A Facas om Spanish America Spain and ts Colonial Empire inthe Americas ‘Toe Mercantlst Phase, 1492-1700 ‘The Liberal Phase, 1720-2808 Conclusion ‘Mercanilist Colonialism ‘Toe Colonial Centers ‘The Colonial Peipheries ‘The Colonial Semiperpbeies Concision Liberal Colosalsm ‘The Rising Peripheries ‘The Mercantile Carryovers The Fallon Cores “he Sustained Paipberies Concho ‘Warfare and Postcolonial Development “The Effect of Warfare ox Development Goata Rican Exeeptionali in Central America Contesting Pathe Chil ad Paagcy Concho page xt » 3s “ » se 34 7 ay sr 4 35 189 130 195 195x Contents 6 Postcolonial Levels of Development Postcolonial Economic Development Postcolonial Social Development Condusion 17 Bath and Portoguese Colonialism ‘The Britsh Colonial Empire Portuguese Ameria Conccion 8 Conclusion Sienmation Iplcetions Notes Glossary Selec Bibliography of Works on Colonial Spanish America Indes 203 27 ar ae a0 333 255 365 a 353 357 383 ms Tables, Figures, and Maps “Tables Approximate Levels of Economic Development forthe Spanish American Countries, Late Ninetenth Century 10 Present ‘Approximate Levels of Social Development forthe Spanish ‘Anecican Counties, Late Nineteenth Century to Preseat ‘Types of Poca Beonomies “Types of PrecolonalSoceses Pola Administative Location of Modern Countries ‘within the Spanish Empire, circa 1650 “Type of Spanish Colonial Territories, circa 1650 ‘Deterninants of Center, Semiperipheral, and Peripheral (Colonies: Mereatist Era [Reladonship between Mercanilst Coloiaim and Levels ‘of Development “Types of Spanish Colonial Teritovies, crea 1780 Determinants of Cents, Semipenipheral, aad Peripheral (Colonies: Liberal Era Pathway to Higher Economic Development Pathway to Lower Eoonomie Development Pathway to Intermediate Economic Development Determinants of Levels of Social Development forthe Nonperipheral Colonial Regions Levels of Socal Development for Spaith American Counties Development Indicaus for Major Regions of Braz, 2005 Figures redid Levels of Colonialism Predicted Levels of Postcalonial Development Mosel of Mercanlise and Liberal Colonie [A Model of Mercantile Liberal Colonials evel of Economie Development: Weather Counties “= 3 n6 134 ae 387 a aay a3 30 x