“The Roots of Developmentalism and Integration in Latin America”


TAHSİN E.

Radical Americas, United Kingdom, 1 - 04 January 2013, pp.29, (Summary Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Page Numbers: pp.29
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

During the last decade of Latin America it is seen that alternatives to neoliberal 
policies is simply defined under two main titles as neo-developmentalism and 21st century 
socialism. Furthermore, within these framework, the historical roots of regionalism, 
integration and cooperation has been widely discussed and defined. 
As it is known, in Latin America the developmentalist approaches and integration policies 
have strong historical roots that goes back to 19th century. The aim of creation “Our 
America” (Nuestra América,1891) against to Monroe Doctrine(1823) in some ways reflects 
the ideas based on colonialism and independency. Again in the 20th century, it seems that 
the divergence and convergence of independency and developmentalism ideas lead to the 
emergence of two important schools (structuralism and dependency) from Latin America that 
also have worldwide influences. 
Based on these this paper aim to define the roots of neostructuralism, development within, 
endogenous develeopment and integration concepts in today’s Latin America and aim to 
analysis the links of related titles with the past and differentiate the changing conditions both 
on internal and external level. 
Love (1996,2005) and Kay’s(1989) contributions on economic ideas and institutions of 20th 
century would be considered in order to define the main pillars of structuralism and 
dependency. Addition to these, structuralism and dependency would be analyzed in 
comparison of today’s dominant ideas and institutions in Latin America. Rather than 
discussing the relevancy of these ideas, the continuity and discontinuity of these ideas in 
today’s environment would tried to be investigated.