List of Tables, Figures, and Mapsp. xiPrefacep. xiiiExplaining Levels of Colonialism and Postcolonial Developmentp. 1Relative Levels of Developmentp. 4Existing Perspectives and Their Limitations: New Principles for Case Analysisp. 10A General Theory of Colonialism and Developmentp. 20A Focus on Spanish Americap. 32Spain and Its Colonial Empire in the Americasp. 35The Mercantilist Phase, 1492-1700p. 36The Liberal Phase, 1700-1808p. 44Conclusionp. 49Mercantilist Colonialismp. 50The Colonial Centersp. 54The Colonial Peripheriesp. 77The Colonial Semiperipheriesp. 100Conclusionp. 115Liberal Colonialismp. 120The Rising Peripheriesp. 124The Mercantilist Carryoversp. 141The Fallen Coresp. 161The Sustained Peripheriesp. 174Conclusionp. 183Warfare and Postcolonial Developmentp. 189The Effect of Warfare on Developmentp. 190Costa Rican Exceptionalism in Central Americap. 193Contrasting Paths: Chile and Paraguayp. 195Conclusionp. 200Postcolonial Levels of Developmentp. 203Postcolonial Economic Developmentp. 205Postcolonial Social Developmentp. 221Conclusionp. 227British and Portuguese Colonialismp. 229The British Colonial Empirep. 231Portuguese Americap. 242Conclusionp. 250Conclusionp. 253Summationp. 253Implicationsp. 264Notesp. 271Glossaryp. 353Select Bibliography of Works on Colonial Spanish Americap. 357Indexp. 383Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.