The Rise of Capitalism on the Pampas - The Estancias of Buenos Aires, 1785–1870 - Samuel Amaral - Hardback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 1998 -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
In the early decades of the nineteenth century, Buenos Aires underwent rapid economic growth. This book focuses on the economic organizations that led the growth process - the estancia. Economic growth and increased freedom were not inevitable on the pampas, but rather the consequences of human actions.