POL 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Víctor Raúl Haya De La Torre, Paul Sweezy, United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America And The Caribbean
7 Feb 2014
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I - the historical origins of dependency theory. Roots in indian nationalist thought from the turn of the twentieth century. The debate between victor raul haya de la torre and jose carlos marifttegui during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The development process in latin america differed from the classical european model. This debate sets the scene for the two major stands which can be found within the. Latin american school: the structuralist-reformist and the marxist-revolutionary. The capitalist for of accumulation could not help them. Modernization theory cannot explain the disparities within society. One party wants reform, the other party wants new. You can only reform with the bourgeoisie. Marxism you cannot change capitalist society. You need a revolution to change the way the society works. Ideas take shape during the economic crisis of the 1930s. Its influence beyond the ideas of smith and ricardo specialization in 1 resource.
