structuralist economics
1Structuralist economics — originated with the work of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA or CEPAL) and is primarily associated with its director Raul Prebisch and Brazilian economist Celso Furtado. Key to structuralist analysis is the idea that the structural …
2Economics — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Economics (disambiguation). For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of economics. Economics …
3Development economics — is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of …
4Raúl Prebisch — (1901 ndash;1986) was an Argentine economist known for his contribution to structuralist economics, in particular the Prebisch Singer hypothesis that formed the basis of economic dependency theory. He is sometimes considered to be a neo Marxist… …
5Import substitution industrialization — (also called ISI) is a trade and economic policy based on the premise that a country should attempt to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialized products. Adopted in many Latin American countries from the 1930s… …
6political economy — political economist. 1. a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions. 2. (in the 17th 18th centuries) the art of management of communities, esp. as… …
7Sociology — For the journal, see Sociology (journal). Sociology …
8David Gordon (economist) — David Gordon Born May 4, 1944(1944 05 04) Washington, D.C …
9Dependency theory — International relations theory  • Idealism  Liberalism   …
10kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… …
