I. Introduction: Economic Inequality and Economic Growth in Latin America (19th and 20th centuries and the colonial heritage). The extent to which Latin America was one of the most unequal continents of the world during the last 5 centuries has been a matter of debate in recent literature. After...

In this paper we attempt to describe the general picture reasons behind the world population explosion during the 20th century. In general we comment that if, according to some, at the end of the 20th century there were too many people, this was has a consequence of scientific innovation,...

Throughout the 19th century and until the mid-20th century, in terms of long-term investment in human capital and, above all, in education, Spain lagged far behind the international standards and, more specifically, the levels attained by its neighbours in Europe. In 1900, only 55% of the...