| Weak Foundations |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
 | 1 Before Independence |
| • | Bourbon Administration |
| • | Labor, Land, and Entrepreneurs |
| • | The Marketing of Indigo |
| • | Conclusion |
| 2 The Shattered Dreams of Independence |
| • | The Hopes of Independence |
| • | Interlude of Prosperity |
| • | The Finances of the New Nation |
| The Costs of War |
| • | Capital |
| • | Labor |
| • | Trade |
| • | Conclusion |
| 3 Organization of the State 1840–1880 |
| • | Law and Order |
| • | Education |
| • | Revenue |
| • | Conclusion |
| 4 Labor, Land, and Investment 1840–1880 |
| • | Labor |
| • | Land |
| • | Investment |
| • | Conclusion |
| 5 The Opening of the Economy 1840–1880 |
| • | Internal Trade |
| • | External Trade |
| Export Agriculture |
| • | The Cotton Boom |
| • | Indigo |
| • | Coffee |
| • | From Indigo to Coffee |
| • | Conclusion |
| 6 The Privatization of Land |
| • | Current Interpretations of the Problem |
| • | The Importance of Ejidos and Communal Lands |
| • | Political Context |
| • | Statistical Analysis |
| • | Extent and Timing of Land Transfer |
| 7 A Land of Coffee Planters |
| • | Foreign Trade |
| • | Labor |
| • | Credit and Money |
| • | Communications and Transportation |
| • | Revenues and Taxes |
| • | The Limits of Protectionism |
| • | Elite Formation |
| • | The Standard of Living of the Elite |
| Conclusion |
| Notes |
| • | Introduction |
| • | 1 Before Independence |
| • | 2 The Shattered Dreams of Independence |
| • | 3 Organization of the State 1840–1880 |
| • | 4 Labor, Land, and Investment 1840–1880 |
| • | 5 The Opening of the Economy 1840–1880 |
| • | 6 The Privatization of Land |
| • | 7 A Land of Coffee Planters |
| References |
| • | Note on Sources |
| • | Periodicals |
| Index |
| • | A |
| • | B |
| • | C |
| • | D |
| • | E |
| • | F |
| • | G |
| • | H |
| • | I |
| • | J |
| • | K |
| • | L |
| • | M |
| • | N |
| • | O |
| • | P |
| • | R |
| • | S |
| • | T |
| • | U |
| • | V |
| • | W |
| • | Z |
