Jacques A Barbier
Biographic Data
| ID | 693950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacques A Barbier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacques A |
| FAMILY NAME | Barbier |
| SIGNATURE | BARBIER J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Población y economía en Santo Domingo (1700-1746)
Recent Trends in the Study of Spanish American Colonial Public Finance
Fiscal history has become one of the most active new fields of research on colonial Spanish America. This trend has resulted from a number of recent breakthroughs, most notably the reconstruction of colonial treasury records and the appearance of the first revisionist studies based on the new data. These works are challenging traditional views, particularly the general understanding of the colonial economic experience and the evolution of imperia…
The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760-1819
Las prioridades de un monarca ilustrado: El gasto público bajo el reinado de Carlos III
Carlos III ha gozado tradicionalmente de gran estima entre los historiadores. Richard Herr expresaba el sentir de la mayoría de éstos cuando le describió como el rey que «... hizo por España má;s que ningún otro monarca desde la reina Isabel la Católica», y al afirmar que «entre los déspotas ilustrados de su época, no hubo otro que alcanzara mayor éxito». Su fama se extiende incluso a las finanzas públicas, ruina de muchas regias reputaciones. Si…
The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760-1819
Journal Article The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760–1819. Ed. by Jacques A. Barbier and Allan J. Kuethe. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984. vii + 232 pp. Charts, tables, appendixes, notes, and index. £30.00.) Get access Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr. Tulane University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 2, Sep…
Indies Revenues and Naval Spending: The Cost of Colonialism for the Spanish Bourbons, 1763-1805
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Critique of Stanley J. Stein’s “Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru”
The study of Spanish America's Bourbon reforms has flowered in the last quarter century, yet the field remains underdeveloped. Despite the outpouring of monographs, the historiography lacks many basic reference tools. Spotty coverage of Spain tends to obscure the context of reform; and, when examined regionally, the literature is so uneven as to make intercolonial comparisons extremely difficult. Conversely, the mass of archival sources makes in-…
"Critique of Stanley J. Stein's "Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru
Jacques A. Barbier, Mark A. Burkholder, Critique of Stanley J. Stein's "Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru, The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 62, No. 3 (Aug., 1982), pp. 460-468
Venezuelan “Libranzas”, 1788-1807: From Economic Nostrum to Fiscal Imperative
It is generally accepted that the Bourbon Reforms were designed to reestablish Peninsular vigor through colonial renewal. What is often unappreciated is that this pristinely simple goal obscures an underlying tangle. The essential thrust was to recolonize the Indies, and to this end economic life was reordered so as to accentuate the New World's role as supplier of precious and exotic products and as consumer of Spanish manufactures. Equally impo…
Revolutionary Wars and Public Finances: The Madrid Treasury, 1784-1807
This study is based on the manuscript accounts of the Madrid Treasury for 1784- 1807. It confirms the customary view of an inexorable descent into bankruptcy, but also shows why this situation arose. A detailed analysis of receipts demonstrates the importance of colonial revenues and the stability of traditional income sources. In wartime, such as repeatedly plagued the country, the former was jeopardized and the latter proved too inelastic to re…
Reform and Politics in Bourbon Chile, 1755-1796
Pennisular Finance and Colonial Trade: The Dilemma of Charles IV's Spain
Charles IV's rule over the Spanish empire has often been decried as neglectful and reactionary. In a recent article, however, I argued that such descriptions were not accurate, maintaining that the early years of the reign pushed forward many institutional innovations and showed a marked concern for colonial affairs. This is not to say, of course, that the death of Charles III produced no change; but the critical facts were that economic policy-m…
L'Amérique Latine: De l'indépendance a nos jours
Para una meditación de la conquista
The People and the King: The Comunero Revolution in Colombia, 1781 , by John Leddy Phelan
Tradition and Reform in Bourbon Chile: Ambrosio O'higgins and Public Finances
Some contemporary historians maintain that the administrative reforms of Charles III (1759-1788), bear a substantial part of the blame for the disruption of the Spanish empire. These reforms, they argue, alienated the American population. By ending the corrupt practices that had allowed Creoles to control their own affairs, the crown sowed the seeds of independence. Implicit in this view is the thesis that Charles' Minister of the Indies, José de…
The Culmination of the Bourbon Reforms, 1787-1792
N APOLEON'S invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the forced abdications of Charles IV and Ferdinand VII in 1808 threatened the unity of the Spanish empire. A danger so obvious prompted the provisional government to chart a new course in colonial affairs. Among the measures it considered was the reestablishment of the Ministry of the Indies, which had been dismantled after the death of the controversial Jose de G'alvez in 1787.1 Naturally, this p…
Les mécanisme de la vie économique dans une société coloniale: Le Chili, 1680–1830. By Marcello Carmagnani. (Paris: S.E.V.P.E.N., 1973. No price.)
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Elite and Cadres in Bourbon Chile
IN RECENT YEARS historians have begun to question traditional belief that colonial Latin American government was autocratic and centralized. In process of this reevaluation features such as corruption, which had previously been treated as weaknesses of political system, have come to be regarded as hidden strengths. Today theoretical articles emphasize that of administration provided local population with an opportunity for political influence. Co…
The Culmination of the Bourbon Reforms, 1787-1792
N APOLEON'S invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the forced abdications of Charles IV and Ferdinand VII in 1808 threatened the unity of the Spanish empire. A danger so obvious prompted the provisional government to chart a new course in colonial affairs. Among the measures it considered was the reestablishment of the Ministry of the Indies, which had been dismantled after the death of the controversial Jose de G'alvez in 1787.1 Naturally, this p…
Elite and Cadres in Bourbon Chile
IN RECENT YEARS historians have begun to question traditional belief that colonial Latin American government was autocratic and centralized. In process of this reevaluation features such as corruption, which had previously been treated as weaknesses of political system, have come to be regarded as hidden strengths. Today theoretical articles emphasize that of administration provided local population with an opportunity for political influence. Co…
Revolutionary Wars and Public Finances: The Madrid Treasury, 1784-1807
This study is based on the manuscript accounts of the Madrid Treasury for 1784- 1807. It confirms the customary view of an inexorable descent into bankruptcy, but also shows why this situation arose. A detailed analysis of receipts demonstrates the importance of colonial revenues and the stability of traditional income sources. In wartime, such as repeatedly plagued the country, the former was jeopardized and the latter proved too inelastic to re…
Pennisular Finance and Colonial Trade: The Dilemma of Charles IV's Spain
Charles IV's rule over the Spanish empire has often been decried as neglectful and reactionary. In a recent article, however, I argued that such descriptions were not accurate, maintaining that the early years of the reign pushed forward many institutional innovations and showed a marked concern for colonial affairs. This is not to say, of course, that the death of Charles III produced no change; but the critical facts were that economic policy-m…
Recent Trends in the Study of Spanish American Colonial Public Finance
Fiscal history has become one of the most active new fields of research on colonial Spanish America. This trend has resulted from a number of recent breakthroughs, most notably the reconstruction of colonial treasury records and the appearance of the first revisionist studies based on the new data. These works are challenging traditional views, particularly the general understanding of the colonial economic experience and the evolution of imperia…
Las prioridades de un monarca ilustrado: El gasto público bajo el reinado de Carlos III
Carlos III ha gozado tradicionalmente de gran estima entre los historiadores. Richard Herr expresaba el sentir de la mayoría de éstos cuando le describió como el rey que «... hizo por España má;s que ningún otro monarca desde la reina Isabel la Católica», y al afirmar que «entre los déspotas ilustrados de su época, no hubo otro que alcanzara mayor éxito». Su fama se extiende incluso a las finanzas públicas, ruina de muchas regias reputaciones. Si…
Venezuelan “Libranzas”, 1788-1807: From Economic Nostrum to Fiscal Imperative
It is generally accepted that the Bourbon Reforms were designed to reestablish Peninsular vigor through colonial renewal. What is often unappreciated is that this pristinely simple goal obscures an underlying tangle. The essential thrust was to recolonize the Indies, and to this end economic life was reordered so as to accentuate the New World's role as supplier of precious and exotic products and as consumer of Spanish manufactures. Equally impo…
Tradition and Reform in Bourbon Chile: Ambrosio O'higgins and Public Finances
Some contemporary historians maintain that the administrative reforms of Charles III (1759-1788), bear a substantial part of the blame for the disruption of the Spanish empire. These reforms, they argue, alienated the American population. By ending the corrupt practices that had allowed Creoles to control their own affairs, the crown sowed the seeds of independence. Implicit in this view is the thesis that Charles' Minister of the Indies, José de…
Elite and Cadres in Bourbon Chile
IN RECENT YEARS historians have begun to question traditional belief that colonial Latin American government was autocratic and centralized. In process of this reevaluation features such as corruption, which had previously been treated as weaknesses of political system, have come to be regarded as hidden strengths. Today theoretical articles emphasize that of administration provided local population with an opportunity for political influence. Co…
Les mécanisme de la vie économique dans une société coloniale: Le Chili, 1680–1830. By Marcello Carmagnani. (Paris: S.E.V.P.E.N., 1973. No price.)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Culmination of the Bourbon Reforms, 1787-1792
N APOLEON'S invasion of the Iberian peninsula and the forced abdications of Charles IV and Ferdinand VII in 1808 threatened the unity of the Spanish empire. A danger so obvious prompted the provisional government to chart a new course in colonial affairs. Among the measures it considered was the reestablishment of the Ministry of the Indies, which had been dismantled after the death of the controversial Jose de G'alvez in 1787.1 Naturally, this p…
The People and the King: The Comunero Revolution in Colombia, 1781 , by John Leddy Phelan
Tradition and Reform in Bourbon Chile: Ambrosio O'higgins and Public Finances
Some contemporary historians maintain that the administrative reforms of Charles III (1759-1788), bear a substantial part of the blame for the disruption of the Spanish empire. These reforms, they argue, alienated the American population. By ending the corrupt practices that had allowed Creoles to control their own affairs, the crown sowed the seeds of independence. Implicit in this view is the thesis that Charles' Minister of the Indies, José de…
L'Amérique Latine: De l'indépendance a nos jours
Para una meditación de la conquista
Pennisular Finance and Colonial Trade: The Dilemma of Charles IV's Spain
Charles IV's rule over the Spanish empire has often been decried as neglectful and reactionary. In a recent article, however, I argued that such descriptions were not accurate, maintaining that the early years of the reign pushed forward many institutional innovations and showed a marked concern for colonial affairs. This is not to say, of course, that the death of Charles III produced no change; but the critical facts were that economic policy-m…
Venezuelan “Libranzas”, 1788-1807: From Economic Nostrum to Fiscal Imperative
It is generally accepted that the Bourbon Reforms were designed to reestablish Peninsular vigor through colonial renewal. What is often unappreciated is that this pristinely simple goal obscures an underlying tangle. The essential thrust was to recolonize the Indies, and to this end economic life was reordered so as to accentuate the New World's role as supplier of precious and exotic products and as consumer of Spanish manufactures. Equally impo…
Revolutionary Wars and Public Finances: The Madrid Treasury, 1784-1807
This study is based on the manuscript accounts of the Madrid Treasury for 1784- 1807. It confirms the customary view of an inexorable descent into bankruptcy, but also shows why this situation arose. A detailed analysis of receipts demonstrates the importance of colonial revenues and the stability of traditional income sources. In wartime, such as repeatedly plagued the country, the former was jeopardized and the latter proved too inelastic to re…
Reform and Politics in Bourbon Chile, 1755-1796
Critique of Stanley J. Stein’s “Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru”
The study of Spanish America's Bourbon reforms has flowered in the last quarter century, yet the field remains underdeveloped. Despite the outpouring of monographs, the historiography lacks many basic reference tools. Spotty coverage of Spain tends to obscure the context of reform; and, when examined regionally, the literature is so uneven as to make intercolonial comparisons extremely difficult. Conversely, the mass of archival sources makes in-…
"Critique of Stanley J. Stein's "Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru
Jacques A. Barbier, Mark A. Burkholder, Critique of Stanley J. Stein's "Bureaucracy and Business in the Spanish Empire, 1759-1804: Failure of a Bourbon Reform in Mexico and Peru, The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 62, No. 3 (Aug., 1982), pp. 460-468
Indies Revenues and Naval Spending: The Cost of Colonialism for the Spanish Bourbons, 1763-1805
We’ve built this digital research platform to provide academics everywhere with fast, stable and secure digital access to our library of over 110,000 scholarly books and 800,000 journal articles. We’ve tested the platform in close cooperation with leading academic institutions. If you have any questions or you notice something doesn’t quite work as it should, please visit our Help/FAQ page and let us know
Las prioridades de un monarca ilustrado: El gasto público bajo el reinado de Carlos III
Carlos III ha gozado tradicionalmente de gran estima entre los historiadores. Richard Herr expresaba el sentir de la mayoría de éstos cuando le describió como el rey que «... hizo por España má;s que ningún otro monarca desde la reina Isabel la Católica», y al afirmar que «entre los déspotas ilustrados de su época, no hubo otro que alcanzara mayor éxito». Su fama se extiende incluso a las finanzas públicas, ruina de muchas regias reputaciones. Si…
The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760-1819
Journal Article The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760–1819. Ed. by Jacques A. Barbier and Allan J. Kuethe. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984. vii + 232 pp. Charts, tables, appendixes, notes, and index. £30.00.) Get access Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr. Tulane University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 2, Sep…
The North American Role in the Spanish Imperial Economy, 1760-1819
Recent Trends in the Study of Spanish American Colonial Public Finance
Fiscal history has become one of the most active new fields of research on colonial Spanish America. This trend has resulted from a number of recent breakthroughs, most notably the reconstruction of colonial treasury records and the appearance of the first revisionist studies based on the new data. These works are challenging traditional views, particularly the general understanding of the colonial economic experience and the evolution of imperia…
Población y economía en Santo Domingo (1700-1746)
Historical Studies in Latin America (15 works) · Political science (14 works) · History (11 works) · Economic history (10 works) · Historical Studies on Spain (8 works) · History and Politics in Latin America (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Colonialism (7 works) · History (7 works) · Art (6 works)