[p2p-research] fakeness of recovery

[Michel Bauwens]

I understand your point about legal and economic infrastructures, which
could get a fresh start  in north america, and the stronger feudalization of
the iberic traditions,

but the slavery question probably puts both in an equal footing, so the
genocide difference stands

by the way, interesting to hear what you think about Stiglitz critique of de
soto approach, that it doesn't work at all

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 12:20 AM, J. Andrew Rogers
<reality.miner at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> --
> J. Andrew Rogers
> realityminer.blogspot.com
>



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