Title Latecomer state formation : political geography and capacity failure in Latin America / Sebastián Mazzuca

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 448 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Iowa Whitman series Iowa Whitman series. Contents State formation against state building : Latin America and Western Europe compared. A theory of latecomer state formation -- Independence and state failure, 1808-45 -- The triumph of trade-led state formation, 1845-75 -- Ports, parties, and lords : pathways to the political geography of Latin America. A politician-centered approach to state formation -- Before Argentina : four failed states -- Port-driven state formation in Argentina -- Port-driven state formation in Brazil -- Party-driven state formation in Mexico -- Party-driven state formation in comparative perspective : Colombia and Paraguay -- Lord-driven state formation : Central America, Venezuela, and Peru Summary "A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America. Latin American governments systematically fail to provide the key public goods for their societies to prosper. Sebastian Mazzuca argues this is because nineteenth-century Latin American state formation occurred in a period when commerce, rather than war, was the key driver forging countries. Latin American leaders pursued the benefits of international trade at the cost of long-term liabilities built into the countries they forged, notably patrimonial administrations and dysfunctional regional combinations."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR, viewed October 29, 2021) Subject Failed states -- Latin America -- History -- 19th century Newly independent states -- Latin America Political geography. HISTORY / Latin America / General. Failed states Newly independent states Political geography Politics and government SUBJECT Latin America -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074911 Subject Latin America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0300258615 9780300258615

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