| Description |
xi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Economic Growth and Latin American Economic Historiography / Stephen Haber -- 2. Economic Development in Brazil, 1822-1913 / Nathaniel H. Leff -- 3. A Macroeconomic Interpretation of Nineteenth-Century Mexico / Enrique Cardenas -- 4. Transport Improvements and Economic Growth in Brazil and Mexico / William Summerhill -- 5. Obstacles to the Development of Capital Markets in Nineteenth-Century Mexico / Carlos Marichal -- 6. Financial Markets and Industrial Development: A Comparative Study of Governmental Regulation, Financial Innovation, and Industrial Structure in Brazil and Mexico, 1840-1930 / Stephen Haber -- 7. Reassessing the Prospects for Profit in Nineteenth-Century Mexican Agriculture from a Regional Perspective: Michoacan, 1810-60 / Margaret Chowning -- 8. Mexican National Income in the Era of Independence, 1800-40 / Richard J. Salvucci -- 9. The Economic Consequences of Brazilian Independence / Stephen Haber and Herbert S. Klein |
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10. Factor Endowments, Institutions, and Differential Paths of Growth Among New World Economies: A View from Economic Historians of the United States / Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Brazil -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016533
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Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084554
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| Author |
Haber, Stephen H., 1957-
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| LC no. |
96012673 |
| ISBN |
0804727376 alkaline paper |
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