In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, James
Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial
development. The book explores why certain kinds of societies are
subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms of
colonialism give rise to countries with differing levels of
economic prosperity and social well-being. Mahoney contends that
differences in the extent of colonialism are best explained by the
potentially evolving fit between the institutions of the colonizing
nation and those of the colonized society. Moreover, he shows how
institutions forged under colonialism bring countries to relative
levels of development that may prove remarkably enduring in the
postcolonial period. The argument is sure to stir discussion and
debate, both among experts on Spanish America who believe that
development is not tightly bound by the colonial past, and among
scholars of colonialism who suggest that the institutional identity
of the colonizing nation is of little consequence.
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