Raúl Prebisch and the conception and evolution of the core-periphery system

This paper describes the career of Raul Prebisch and, at the same time, analyze his theoretical contribution when he tried to decipher the history and problems of economic development in Latin America. From adviser to ministers to the direction of the Argentine Central Bank, from ECLAC to UNCTAD he...

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Autor: Miguel Couto, Joaquim
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/106
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/106
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Raúl Prebisch; sistema centro-periferia
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Raúl Prebisch; core-periphery system
ECLAC
UNCTAD
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Sumario:This paper describes the career of Raul Prebisch and, at the same time, analyze his theoretical contribution when he tried to decipher the history and problems of economic development in Latin America. From adviser to ministers to the direction of the Argentine Central Bank, from ECLAC to UNCTAD he faced many battles. While worked in public positions, Prebisch was theoretically interpreting the world in which he lived. Thus emerged the core-periphery system, which included ideas of growth, the deteriorating terms of trade and the struggle for industrialization through import substitution. JEL Classification: B31; B22; O14.