Capitalism in Colonial Puerto Rico
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β¦ Table of Contents
Capitalism in Colonial Puerto Rico......Page 2
Contents......Page 5
Figures......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
1β The Setting: Puerto Rico in the Nineteenth Century......Page 15
2β The Concept of Centralization: Land, Labor, and Capital......Page 25
Description of Conditions in the Agricultural Areas......Page 27
The Issue of Land......Page 30
The Labor Force......Page 32
The Problem of Capital......Page 42
The Concept of Centralization......Page 45
3β The Formation of Central San Vincente: Land......Page 52
4β The Decline of Central San Vicente: Capital......Page 94
5β The Failure of Central San Vicente: Labor......Page 116
6β Conclusions: New Perspectives on Land, Labor, and Capital in a Caribbean Context......Page 143
Chapter 1......Page 150
Chapter 2......Page 154
Chapter 3......Page 159
Chapter 4......Page 164
Chapter 5......Page 170
Chapter 6......Page 174
C......Page 176
P......Page 177
Z......Page 178
Printed Primary Sources......Page 179
Secondary Sources......Page 183
C......Page 196
I......Page 198
O......Page 199
S......Page 200
W......Page 201
Z......Page 202
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