Neostructuralism and Heterodox Thinking in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Early Twenty-First Century / ECLAC.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Series:

Libros de la CEPAL 2411-9385 ; no.132.

Libros de la CEPAL

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Neostructuralism delves more deeply into the issues addressed in structuralism, aiming to improve positioning in the international economy, boost productive employment creation, reduce structural heterogeneity and improve income distribution, while maintaining financial balances capable of sustaining changes in the sphere of production by means of social and State support. Far from being an insular system of thinking, neostructuralism is an open system that lends itself to dialogue with other philosophies that recognize the limitations of the dominant paradigm and object to its methodological monism. This book offers a fresh look at neostructuralism and heterodox thinking at the start of the twenty-first century. In a context shaped by the impacts of the worst economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression and by paradigmatic changes at the global level, it aims to carve out arenas for discussion between alternative lines of thinking in order to lay the foundations for a socioeconomically inclusive and environmentally sustainable model of development for the region.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

A time to reflect on opportunities for debate and dialogue between (neo)structuralism and heterodox schools of thought

Latin America and world economic turmoil

The recent internationalization of capitalization

Neostructuralism and macroeconomics for development

Macroeconomics for development in Latin America and the Caribbean: New thoughts on countercyclicality

Towards a Robinsonian interpretation of capital accumulation in Latin America

Productivity and structural change: structuralism and its dialogue with other hertodox currents

The macro- and microeconomics of natural-resource-based growth

Development patterns and welfare Sates in Latin America

Growth, employment and equality: The new role of the State

Transformation of the State and development paradigms in Latin America

The State, heterodoxy and the contribution of feminism

Development and macroeconomics: Reflections from the Mexican case

Where next for Brazilian development?

Structural change trajectories and industrial policy approaches: A proposal based on the Argentine experience.

ISBN:

9789210575348

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