Indians, Merchants, and Markets
Author: Jeremy Baskes
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780804764223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChallenging the conventional portrayal of Indian-Spanish economic relations in Mexico, this book argues that Indian market behavior was economically rational and voluntary. It further argues that the repartimiento de mercancías, usually described as a system of forced labor and consumption, was designed to overcome imperfections in Mexico's colonial economy and to facilitate the extension of credit.