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Theories of Development: Capitalism, Colonialism andDependency
By Jorge Larrain
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Publisher: Polity
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Number OfPages: 264
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PublicationDate: 1991-01-15
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ISBN-10 /ASIN: 074560711X
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ISBN-13 /EAN: 9780745607115
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This is a new introductory textproviding an up-to-date account of leading theories of development. Thebook includes a discussion of classical accounts of development, particularlythat of Marx, but also considers current debates on the issue. Theories ofimperialism, neo-imperialism, dependency, world systems theory and otherconceptions are all given full and balanced consideration. A feature of thework is the connections drawn between theoretical interpretation and empirical application:in this respect, the author concentrates particularly upon drawing materialsfrom the Latin American experiences.
CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgements VB
Introduction
The origins of the concept of development 1
Development theories and phases of capitalism 3
1 Early Capitalism: Classical Political Economy
and Marx 18
The conception of development of classical
political economy 18
Classical political economy and backward nations 22
The critique of political economy 28
The concept of development and historical materialism 31
The scope of Marx's theory of development 39
Marx's concept of development 4 1
2 The Expansion of Capitalism: Colonialism
and Imperialism 45
Marx and the colonial question 45
Industrialization, protectionism and backwardness 53
Peoples without history 57
The classical theory of imperialism 62
The critique of the theory of imperialism 72
The political readjustment of the theory of imperialism 77
3 Late Capitalism: Modernization and the Economic
Commission for Latin America 85
Introduction 85
The theoretical bases of modernization theories 87
The critique of modernization theories 98
The thought of the Economic Commission
for Latin America 102
A critical appraisal of ECLA' s analysis 107
4 Dependency, Unequal Exchange
and Underdevelopment 111
Introduction 11 1
The development of underdevelopment and
the world system 115
Unequal exchange 133
5 Dependency, Industrialization and Development 146
Introduction 146
Structural obstacles to national development 147
Unbalanced peripheries 154
Associated dependent development 159
6 Latin American Dependency and
Historical Materialism: A Theoretical Challenge 175
The critique of dependency theory 175
Dependency as a testable theory 176
The articulation of the modes of production 180
Marxism versus dependency theory 188
Underdevelopment and dependency: a challenge
to historical materialism 193
Notes 212
Index 243
Readable, accurate and incisive, the book also provides an original standpointupon problems of development. It will be of interest to students andprofessionals in sociology, political sciences and anthropology.
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