Is Latin American Structuralism still Relevant? : A Theoretical Dissertation on Structural Change and Economic Development

Alberto Botta

ISBN 10: 3847329898 / ISBN 13: 9783847329893

Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The book is an analysis of the current relevance of Latin American Structuralist Theory to expain the process of economic development and of possible constraints set to it. After an initial sketch on the historical origins of the Structuralist Theory and its appeal for nowadays economic problems of developing countries, the book considers some formal milestone structuralist models in order to analytically describe traditional structuralist issues such as the connection between decreasing terms of trade of raw materials and economic growth potential in peripheral economies; the external constraint to growth; the search for structural changes and sustained industrialization as the long-run main way to feed economic development and close the development gap between developing countries and the developed ones.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is Latin American Structuralism still Relevant? : A Theoretical Dissertation on Structural Change and Economic Development
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3847329898
• ISBN 13: 9783847329893
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 10D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 271 grams

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Synopsis

The book is an analysis of the current relevance of Latin American Structuralist Theory to expain the process of economic development and of possible constraints set to it. After an initial sketch on the historical origins of the Structuralist Theory and its appeal for nowadays economic problems of developing countries, the book considers some formal milestone structuralist models in order to analytically describe traditional structuralist issues such as the connection between decreasing terms of trade of raw materials and economic growth potential in peripheral economies; the external constraint to growth; the search for structural changes and sustained industrialization as the long-run main way to feed economic development and close the development gap between developing countries and the developed ones.

About the Author

Alberto Botta is Researcher in macroeconomics at Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria and Professor at the Master program in Cooperation and Development at the University of Pavia. His main research interests concern heterodox post-Keynesian growth models, on which he has published articles on various scientific journals.