journal article Show The Hispanic American Historical Review Vol. 37, No. 2 (May, 1957) , pp. 155-199 (45 pages) Published By: Duke University Press https://doi.org/10.2307/2510330 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2510330 Read and download Log in through your school or library Purchase article $15.00 - Download now and later Purchase a PDFPurchase this article for $15.00 USD. Purchase this issue for $26.00 USD. Go to Table of Contents. How does it work?
Journal Information Founded in 1918, the Hispanic American Historical Review (HAHR) pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States. Today it maintains a distinguished tradition of publishing vital work across thematic, chronological, regional, and methodological specializations, and it stands as the most widely respected journal in the field. HAHR's comprehensive book review section provides commentary -- ranging from brief notices to review essays -- on every facet of scholarship on Latin American history and culture. With the publication of one special issue each year, the journal continues to deepen its commitment to diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives in the social sciences and humanities by focusing on provocative themes and new theoretical and methodological approaches. Recent and forthcoming special issue topics include Mexican cultural history, colonial Brazil, and gender and sexuality in Latin America. Publisher Information Duke University Press publishes approximately one hundred books per year and thirty journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, though it does also publish two journals of advanced mathematics and a few publications for primarily professional audiences (e.g., in law or medicine). The relative magnitude of the journals program within the Press is unique among American university presses. In recent years, it has developed its strongest reputation in the broad and interdisciplinary area of "theory and history of cultural production," and is known in general as a publisher willing to take chances with nontraditional and interdisciplinary publications, both books and journals. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. journal article THE PERSISTENT EFFECTS OF PERU'S MINING "MITA"Econometrica Vol. 78, No. 6 (November, 2010) , pp. 1863-1903 (41 pages) Published By: The Econometric Society https://www.jstor.org/stable/40928464 Read and download Log in through your school or library
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Abstract This study utilizes regression discontinuity to examine the long-run impacts of the mita, an extensive forced mining labor system in effect in Peru and Bolivia between 1573 and 1812. Results indicate that a mita effect lowers household consumption by around 25% and increases the prevalence of stunted growth in children by around 6 percentage points in subjected districts today. Using data from the Spanish Empire and Peruvian Republic to trace channels of institutional persistence, I show that the mita's influence has persisted through its impacts on land tenure and public goods provision. Mita districts historically had fewer large landowners and lower educational attainment. Today, they are less integrated into road networks and their residents are substantially more likely to be subsistence farmers. Journal Information Econometrica publishes original articles in all branches of economics - theoretical and empirical, abstract and applied, providing wide-ranging coverage across the subject area. It promotes studies that aim at the unification of the theoretical-quantitative and the empirical-quantitative approach to economic problems and that are penetrated by constructive and rigorous thinking. It explores a unique range of topics each year - from the frontier of theoretical developments in many new and important areas, to research on current and applied economic problems, to methodologically innovative, theoretical and applied studies in econometrics. Publisher Information The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. When did the mita system start and end?Specifically, I examine the long-run impacts of the mining mita, a forced labor system instituted by the Spanish government in Peru and Bolivia in 1573 and abolished in 1812.
Why was the mita system created?Mit'a was effectively a form of tribute to the Inca government in the form of labor, i.e. a corvée. In the Incan Empire, public service was required in community-driven projects such as the building of their extensive road network. Military service was also mandatory.
Who created the mita system?The mita was a forced labor system designed by Toledo to allocate indigenous labor to mines and refineries. Specifically, 16 provinces of modern-day Peru and Bolivia (over 200 indigenous districts) were chosen to provide one-seventh of their male labor force each year (Cole 1985, p.
Where was the mita system used?Mit'a was effectively a form of tribute to the Inca government in the form of labor, i.e. a corvée. Tax labor accounted for much of the Inca state tax revenue; beyond that, it was used for the construction of the road network, bridges, agricultural terraces, and fortifications in ancient Peru.
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