[p2p-research] fakeness of recovery

[J. Andrew Rogers]

On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the comparison between anglosaxon and iberic colonialism is skewed
> by north american success,
>
> - the british colonies outside did not do that spectacularly well,


My point had more to do with the cultural and legal legacy. For
example, they imprinted English concepts of "contract" and property on
their colonies which have become the cornerstone of modern economies
even in countries that were not English colonies. The Spanish system
was more feudal and you see many remnants of that to this day.

See: Hernando de Soto (the Peruvian economist, not the explorer)


> - iberic colonialism was not predicated on the genocide of the natives,
> unlike anglo-american colonialism


Spanish colonialism was heavily involved with enslavement of the
natives. It is how we ended up with Filipino slaves in the Americas.


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J. Andrew Rogers
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