Before the Nitrate Era

British Commission Houses and the Chilean Economy, 1851-80

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3569130
AutoresJohn Mayo (0000-0002-6524-4992, autor correspondente)
Ano1979
Volume11
Fascículo2
Páginas283-302
Data de publicação1979-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00021660
OpenAlexW2087153585
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas7

The years between the election of Manuel Montt as President of Chile in 1851 and the outbreak of the War of the Pacific in 1879 were years of considerable expansion in the Chilean economy despite occasional setbacks which were generally followed by renewed prosperity. Government activity assisted this growth: Montt's administration, in particular, passed laws and followed policies designed to help commerce and industry and to establish the infrastructure of a modern economy.1 However, the country's increased wealth came from greater production for export in the traditional economy, using largely traditional methods, rather than through technical innovations or the introduction of new industries. The export sector fuelled the republic's growth; not only did export receipts pay for imports, but they provided the guarantee for foreign loans, while the Government secured the bulk of its revenues from duties levied on exports and imports

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