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 nineteenth-century lag in Latin American economic...

I. Hace aproximadamente veinte años la serie mexicana SepSetentas publicó La historia económica en América Latina, compendio de un simposio celebrado en el trigésimo noveno Congreso Internacional de Americanistas. Para muchos jovenes historiadores de México la colección SepSetentas...