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- The Venal Origins of Development in Spanish America
- Cambridge Studies In Economics, Choice, and Society
- The Venal Origins of Development in Spanish America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Eighteenth-Century “Market” of Offices
- 3 Why Sell Offices?
- 4 Office-Selling-Turned-Venality
- 5 Captured Administration
- 6 To Flee or to Fight
- 7 Colonial Venality and Nineteenth-Century State-Building
- 8 Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Cambridge Studies In Economics, Choice, and Society
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2025
Book contents
- The Venal Origins of Development in Spanish America
- Cambridge Studies In Economics, Choice, and Society
- The Venal Origins of Development in Spanish America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Eighteenth-Century “Market” of Offices
- 3 Why Sell Offices?
- 4 Office-Selling-Turned-Venality
- 5 Captured Administration
- 6 To Flee or to Fight
- 7 Colonial Venality and Nineteenth-Century State-Building
- 8 Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- The Venal Origins of Development in Spanish America , pp. ii - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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