Overview
Discusses the development theory for Latin American countries
Describes the transition in terms of economic theory and policy
Reviews the current context of globalization and internationalization
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This edited volume discusses the development theory advanced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the 1940s, and its transformations through the second half of the twentieth century. In this time frame, the authors identify two approaches: structuralism (1950-1980) and neo-structuralism (1980-onwards). The contributors describe the transition in terms of economic theory and policy; the conceptualization of the State; and the consideration of space on regional and global scales. They argue that structuralism is still relevant for understanding the current problems of development if a careful and appropriate recovery and update of its main ideas and concepts is made in relation to the current context of globalization and internationalization of production and finance.
Reviews
“Latin America’s critical social imagination (as its economies) has stalled, changing from a prolific post-war period revolving around structuralism, to an intellectually barren one. Neo-liberalism—as it fitted perfectly with its power structure and rent-seeking bias—has conquered the region just as fiercely as the Holy Inquisition conquered Spain, transforming critical thinkers into an endangered species. However, its progressive intelligentsia is fighting back. This book’s attempt to rethink structuralism under current conditions is an example.” (José Gabriel Palma, Emeritus Senior Lecture, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Víctor Ramiro Fernández is Professor at the National University of Litoral (UNL), Researcher of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), and Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (UNL and CONICET), Argentina.
Gabriel Brondino is Lecturer at the National University of Litoral (UNL) and Doctoral Fellow of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Development in Latin America
Book Subtitle: Critical Discussions from the Periphery
Editors: Víctor Ramiro Fernández, Gabriel Brondino
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92183-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92182-2Published: 13 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06380-1Published: 25 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92183-9Published: 27 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 240
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Theory, Regional Development, Latin American Politics, Latin American History, Economic History, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods