Petty Capitalism In Spanish America : The Pulperos Of Puebla, Mexico City, Caracas, And Buenos Aires

This book describes how people of limited means within the Spanish American economy managed to get started and survive as entrepreneurs between 1750 and 1850. Based on ten years of research and a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, Professor Kinsbruner's cross-cultural profile of small retail grocers offers significant insights that cont Professor Kinsbruner's cross-cultural profile of small retail grocers offers significant insights into the roots of capitalism and sheds new light on the history of economic development in Latin America.