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Worth noting that in some ways ‘low-level liberal colonialism’ sounds very similar to mercantilist colonialism (in which ‘a small group of elite allies’ are empowered, and thus wield capital/financial supremacy) (29). This implies colonizers may not have institutions of their own independent of colonized area, and that, at least sometimes, they simply made whatever was profitable for that territory.
— Sep 09, 2020 12:35PM
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Boone Ayala
is on page 252 of 424
The idea of Britain having 4 different types of colonialism appears to contradict the notion that a nation must have a single political-economic orientation for its colonies. Also, to what extent is ‘liberal’ low-level colonization often (if not always) a form of ‘mercantilist’ colonization, given that it raises elites, promotes monoculture, extracts revenue, etc? Political-economic ideology is a spectrum.
— Sep 10, 2020 08:55PM
Boone Ayala
is on page 122 of 424
‘Two sets of variables were at work in inducing Spanish attention to particular reasons during the liberal phase... in one path, the combination of a sparse indigenous population and a strategic commercial port brought people and new institutions... in another path, the combination of a previous high level of colonialism and significant new mineral wealth sustained extensive colonial settlement...’ (122)
— Sep 10, 2020 11:41AM
Boone Ayala
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Focus on institutions as tools for the distribution of resources. The main impact of colonial institutions on post colonial prosperity has to do with the way colonial institutions helped shape the flow of capital and investment, and concentrated wealth in the hands certain collective groups (19-20)
— Sep 09, 2020 05:51AM