(a) What extractive institutions did the Spanish introduce into Guatamala? 

(b) explain, using an example or two, how later generatrions of Guatamalan elites kept these extractive institutions alive for their benefit. After the Civil War in the U.S., the former slaves were freed and granted full legal rights of citizenship. How did the Southern elites produce an extractive political and economic system in the years following the Civil War? Explain how the two episodes are both examples of the 'Iron Law of Oligarchy.' (be sure to define this 'Iron Law') You were asked to read 'Colonial Rule in Africa.' How do the events described in that article support the 'iron law of oligarchy'?

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