Venezuelan “Libranzas”, 1788-1807
From Economic Nostrum to Fiscal Imperative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8874653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacques A Barbier, Jacques Barbier (University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457-478 |
| Publication date | 1981-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/980835 |
| OpenAlex | W2320463052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 important, however, was the fiscal dimension. The crown wished to generate enough revenues to be able to bear the increasing burden of colonial defense, but beyond this it also wanted the overseas dominions to aid the mother country in defraying European expenses judged essential to a great power
Archaeology · Colonialism · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Power (physics · Revenue · Finance · Historical Studies in Central America · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · History and Politics in Latin America
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2017 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |