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Financing a new nation: a comparative study of the financial roots of the USA and Gran Colombia

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The structure of the USA and the countries that emerged from the remains of Gran Colombia ultimately took different shapes from those suggested in the era immediately after independence, particularly in regard to the extent of each state's fiscal and monetary capacities. This article applies Oszlak's model of ‘stateness’ to the early financial and monetary histories of the USA (roughly 1776–93) and Gran Colombia (roughly 1819–35) to assess and compare the role of financial and monetary capacities in long-run state consolidation and economic development. The US was ultimately more successful than Gran Colombia at adapting its financial and monetary capacities and institutions, creating better conditions for the attainment of ‘stateness’, stronger economic growth, and greater endurance as a national entity. The comparison ultimately suggests a reciprocal relationship between the legitimization of a state's authority (that is, state consolidation) and the development and solidification of fiscal and monetary capacities.

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  • Muse-Fisher, John, 2012. "Financing a new nation: a comparative study of the financial roots of the USA and Gran Colombia," Journal of Global History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(1), pages 3-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jglhis:v:7:y:2012:i:01:p:3-26_00
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