Dependency theory after fifty years : : the continuing relevance of Latin American critical thought / / Claudio Katz ; translated by Stanley Malinowitz.

"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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Superior document:Studies in Critical Social Sciences
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 pages)
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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"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:900447269X
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Claudio Katz ; translated by Stanley Malinowitz.