HIST 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Comparative Advantage, Social Darwinism, Auguste Comte
13 Apr 2016
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01/18--caudillos--the way politics really worked in the early 19th century in spanish. Who ever got power, held onto it, rigged election. Opposing party would hav to take power thru force. Caudillos would take power for 2-3 decades. But not found in chile, largely due 2 geography. Had gaucho persona, rural base of sppt. Regarded as father of argentine nation, united regional divides. Freed afro-argentine slaves (tho pop would later disappear) Actually had policies that sppted indg pops. Change in late 1800"s--period of raw material export-led growth. 1860--1930--economic growth thru export of raw materials to eur. Of capital--foreign investment in infrastructure, mines, banks. Of people--immigration to la, mainly from s. eur (spain italy portugal) china, okinawa (japan), lebanon, syria. Political ideologies: positivism and social darwinist (ideas of herbert spencer, charles darwin, auguste comte) Power shifting from rural areas to cities. Up until 1850--upper classes saw problems as solvable thru poli means. After, greater willingness to collaborate for econ means.
