How Latin America Fell Behind: Essays on the Economic Histories of Brazil and Mexico, 1800-1914

by StephenH.Haber (Editor)

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  1997

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  In 1800, the per capita income of the United States was twice that of Mexico and roughly the same as Brazil s. By 1913, it was four times greater than Mexico s and seven times greater than Brazil's. This volume seeks to explain the 19th-century lag in Latin American economic development.