State and nation making in Latin America and Spain : republics of the possible

"The growth of institutional capacity in the developing world has become a central theme in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important (some would argue the most important) determinant of long-run rates of economic growth. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The chapters discuss key processes and challenges of state building. To what extent do historical legacies determine the capacity and reach of states? What are the obstacles to and paths toward the effective consolidation of public authority? How can states best design and create the institutions meant to provide the basic services now associated with citizenship? How can we put together notions of community that include diverse groups and cultures within a single identity, while also respecting the integrity of particular traditions? The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which the organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt states were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective on the development and contemporary outcome of those state and nation building projects"-- Provided by publisher 1. Republics Of The Possible: State Building In Latin America And Spain / By Miguel A. Centeno And Agustin E. Ferraro -- 2. The Construction Of National States In Latin America, 1820-1890 / By Frank Safford -- 3. State Building In Western Europe And The Americas Before And In The Long Nineteenth Century: Some Preliminary Considerations / By Wolfgang Knöbl -- 4. The State And Development Under The Brazilian Monarchy: 1822-1889 / By Jeffrey D. Needell -- 5. The Brazilian Federal State In The Old Republic (1889-1930): Did Regime Change Make A Difference? / By Joseph L. Love -- 6. The Mexican State, Porfirian And Revolutionary, 1876-1930 / By Alan Knight -- 7. Nicaragua: The Difficult Creation Of A Sovereign State / By Salvador Martí Puig -- 8. Friends' Tax: Patronage, Fiscality, And State Building In Argentina And Spain / By Claudia E. Herrera And Agustin E. Ferraro -- 9. Ideological Pragmatism And Nonpartisan Expertise In Nineteenth-century Chile: Andrés Bello's Contribution To State And Nation Building / By Iván Jaksić -- 10. Militarization Without Bureaucratization In Central America / By James Mahoney -- 11. Between Empleomanía And The Common Good: Expert Bureaucracies In Argentina (1870-1930) / By Ricardo D. Salvatore -- 12. Elite Preferences, Administrative Institutions, And Educational Development During Peru's Aristocratic Republic (1895-1919) / By Hillel D. Soifer -- 13. Liberalism In The Spanish American World, 1808-1825 / By Roberto Breña -- 14. Visions Of The National: Natural Endowments, Futures, And The Evils Of Men / By Fernando López-alves -- 15. Spanish National Identity In The Age Of Nationalism / By José Álvarez Junco -- 16. Census Taking And Nation Making In Nineteenth-century Latin America / By Mara Loveman -- 17. Citizens Before The Law: The Role Of Courts In Post-independence State Building In Spanish America / By Sara C. Chambers -- 18. Envisioning The Nation: The Mid-nineteenth-century Colombian Chorographic Commission / By Nancy P. Applebaum -- 19. Paper Leviathans. Historical Legacies And State Strength In Contemporary Latin America And Spain / By Miguel A. Centeno And Agustin E. Ferraro. Edited By Miguel A. Centeno, Princeton University, Agustin E. Ferraro, University Of Salamanca. Originally Published: 2013. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Republics of the possible: state building in Latin America and Spain Miguel Centeno and Agustin Ferraro; 2. The construction of national states, 1820-1890: five cases, multiple variables Frank Safford; 3. State building in Western Europe and the Americas before and in the long nineteenth century: some preliminary considerations Wolfgang Knoebl; 4. The state and development under the Brazilian monarchy: 1822-1889 Jeffrey Needell; 5. The Brazilian federal state in the old republic (1889-1930): did regime change make a difference? Joseph E. Love; 6. The Mexican state, Porfirian and revolutionary (1876-1930) Alan Knight; 7. Nicaragua: the difficult creation of a sovereign state Salvador Marti;; 8. Friends' tax. Patronage, fiscality and state building in Argentina and Spain Claudia Herrera and Agustin Ferraro; 9. Ideological pragmatism and non-partisan expertise in nineteenth-century Chile: Andre;s Bello's contribution to state and nation building Iván Jaksic; 10. Militarization without bureaucratization in Central America James Mahoney; 11. Between 'Empleomani;a' and the common good: successful expert bureaucracies in Argentina (1870-1930) Ricardo Salvatore; 12. Elite preferences, administrative institutions, and educational development during Peru's Aristocratic republic (1895-1919) Hillel Soifer; 13. Liberalism in the Iberian world 1808-1825 Roberto Breña; 14. Visions of the national: natural endowments, futures, and the evils of men Fernando López-Alves; 15. Spanish national identity in the age of nationalisms Jose; Alvarez Junco; 16. Census taking and nation making in nineteenth-century Latin America Mara Loveman; 17. Citizens before the law: the role of courts in post-independence state building in Spanish America Sara Chambers; 18. Visualizing the nation: the mid-nineteenth-century Colombian chorographic commission Nancy Applebaum; 19. Paper leviathans. Historical legacies and state strength in contemporary Latin America and Spain Miguel Centeno and Agustin Ferraro. "State building as the development of institutional capacity has become a central topic of discussion in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important (some would argue the most important) determinant of long-term rates of economic growth. In order to understand the difficulties and pitfalls. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. The present book provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century, without much success. The chapters discuss key processes and challenges of state building. To what extent do historical legacies determine the capacity and reach of states? What are the obstacles to and paths toward the effective consolidation of public authority? How can states best design and create the institutions meant to provide the basic services now associated with citizenship? How can we put together notions of community that include diverse groups and cultures within a single identity, while also respecting the integrity of particular traditions? The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which those organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt contemporary societies were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective on historical developments by closely following their connection to contemporary outcomes of those state- and nation-building projects"--Prelim. p. [i] "The growth of institutional capacity in the developing world has become a central theme in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important (some would argue the most important) determinant of long-run rates of economic growth. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The chapters discuss key processes and challenges of state building. To what extent do historical legacies determine the capacity and reach of states? What are the obstacles to and paths toward the effective consolidation of public authority? How can states best design and create the institutions meant to provide the basic services now associated with citizenship? How can we put together notions of community that include diverse groups and cultures within a single identity, while also respecting the integrity of particular traditions? The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which the organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt states were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective on the development and contemporary outcome of those state and nation building projects"-- Prové de l'editor This book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The chapters tell how these countries went about constructing systems of authority that could manage their territories, support economic development, provide basic services, and promote a sense of national community.