"This book received the Libertador Prize for Critical Thought (2018), demonstrating a renewal of interest in Dependency Theory. That conception initially included distinct forms of Marxism, liberalism, and developmentalism that should be differentiated, despite sharing the same name. The later...

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Main Author:	Katz, Claudio J. 1954- (Author)
Other Authors:	Malinowitz, Stanley (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:	Studies in critical social sciences volume 207
Subjects:	Geschichte 1945-2002 Dependenztheorie Lateinamerika Dependency Latin America / Dependency on foreign countries Latin America / Economic conditions / 1945- Economic assistance / Foreign countries Economic history Latin America Since 1945
Summary:	"This book received the Libertador Prize for Critical Thought (2018), demonstrating a renewal of interest in Dependency Theory. That conception initially included distinct forms of Marxism, liberalism, and developmentalism that should be differentiated, despite sharing the same name. The later retreat of that approach contrasts with the growing present-day relevance of its postulates; Latin America bears the effects of dependency even more acutely than in the past, making it imperative to understand the logic of its peripheral subordination. Dependency Theory in its original form is insufficient for explaining contemporary reality; it must be updated to interpret the current modalities of dependent capitalism. This book offers analytical clues to that reinvention
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	XVI, 284 Seiten
ISBN:	9789004471733