scholarly journals The Influence of Multilateral Development Institutions on Latin American Development Strategies: Special Issue of International Development Policy on Latin America

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo E. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
International Development ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Latin American Development

Development Policy and the Possibility of a “Livable” Future for Latin America

1975 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 507-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Ayres
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
General Level ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Regime Types ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Latin American Development

The legacy of problems associated with Latin American development policy in the postwar era necessitates the asking of some fundamental questions about the future of development in that region. Economic growth rates have been insufficient, and the employment and distributional problems have been worsening. This situation is in large measure attributable to specific policies pursued by Latin American governments, especially the array of policies included under the rubric of “import-substituting industrialization.” Such policies are critically analyzed as a prelude to the discussion of a suggested reorientation of Latin American development policy. The goal of such a redirected, poverty-oriented development policy is the creation of “livable” (if not “developed”) societies. The effort to fashion development policies aiming at “livability” entails, at the most general level, distributional and short-run emphases. But it also involves the need for major innovations in such diverse areas as technological, agricultural, regional, and educational development. Reorientations of international development lending would also be required. The economic problems of the livability approach are formidable, but recent findings indicate that poverty-oriented development strategies may be economically viable. The political problems are equally if not more formidable, and it is likely that their confrontation will involve new ways of thinking about “political development” and about the relationship of political regime types to economic development.

scholarly journals What “Development” Does to Work

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Benedetta Rossi
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
International Development Aid ◽  
Development Workers ◽  
The Many ◽  
Modern Form

AbstractThis article introduces an Africa-focused special issue showing that the rise of development in its modern form coincided with the demise of the political legitimacy of forced labor. It argues that by mobilizing the idea of development, both colonial and independent African governments were able to continue recruiting unpaid (or underpaid) labor—relabeled as “voluntary participation,” “self-help,” or “human investment” —after the passing of the ILO’s Forced Labor Convention. This introduction consists of two parts: the first section summarizes the main findings of the contributions to the special issue. The second part advances preliminary considerations on the implications of these findings for our assessment of international development “aid.” The conclusion advocates that research on planned development focus not on developers-beneficiaries, but rather on employers-employees. Doing so opens up a renewed research agenda on the consequences of “aid” both for development workers (those formally employed by one of the many development institutions) and for so-called beneficiaries (those whose participation in development is represented as conducive to their own good).

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Luis Roniger
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Dynamic Character ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Latin American Development

The introduction addresses the idea of “Latin America” as a constructed concept of transnational and comparative significance. It introduces the reader to the dynamic character of regional perspectives, with questions that have grown increasingly complex given the contested nature of borders, increasing globalization, multiculturalism, and transnational migration. Although diversity defines Latin America, supporting comparative approaches within and beyond its fluid boundaries, it is equally important to note the shared geopolitical, sociological, and cultural trends that have shaped a transnational domain of connected histories, recurrent interactions, and continental visions. These transnational trends have emerged time and again, affecting the nation-states that crystallized in the nineteenth century. It is to the analysis of this Janus face of Latin American development that the book’s chapters turn.

scholarly journals Does the China Trade Pay for Latin America?

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (823) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Matt Ferchen
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The Other ◽  
China Trade ◽  
Manufactured Goods ◽  
Latin American Development

Two new books about the China–Latin America relationship reach different conclusions about the implications of growing trade ties for Latin American development. One author argues that countries in the region have had varying success in taking advantage of opportunities created by increasing Chinese engagement, while the other sees old patterns of dependency in the exchange of raw commodities for Chinese manufactured goods.

scholarly journals Latin American perspectives on datafication and artificial intelligence: Traditions, interventions and possibilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Emiliano Treré ◽  
Stefania Milan
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
Multiple Languages

This introductory essay illustrates the context, clarifies the relevance, and outlines the key themes of this Special Issue on “Latin American Perspectives on Datafication and Artificial intelligence”. It starts pointing out that so far, the engagement of Latin American scholarship in the exploration of data technologies and the rise of intelligent systems has been limited. However, it is argued, Latin American traditions in both research and praxis have much to offer to our understanding of the evolution of the information ecosystem. We propose to map different Latin American perspectives on datafication and AI using an analytical matrix structured along two theme lines, that is three building blocks (infrastructure, imaginaries, practices) and three interpretative lenses (decoloniality and race, feminist theory, pluriversal thinking). Then, we reflect on two procedural issues: the need to consider this Special Issue as a conversation-starter, and the importance of having this conversation in multiple languages and in an open access format. We conclude providing an outline of the various contributions of the Special Issue. Authors address algorithms from the south and coloniality, datafication and corruption, data activism, AI and journalism, and platform labor in the context of Latin America and drawing on Latin American theoretical contributions

Nontraditional Export Promotion in Costa Rica: Sustaining Export-Led Growth

1995 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary A. Clark
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Lost Decade ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Export Industries ◽  
External Actors

In many Latin American countries during the 1980s, domestic elites joined with international development institutions to advocate structural adjustment policies as the solution to the region's “lost decade.” Proponents of such policies sought economic rejuvenation based on export-led growth (ELG) strategies. The new ELG programs were to replace importsubstituting industrialization (ISI) schemes and complement traditional primary commodity exports with new agricultural and industrial exports (nontraditionals). It was hoped that these Latin American nations would replicate the spectacular growth patterns of the East Asian “dragons” by exploiting comparative advantages to build nontraditional export industries.Whereas ELG strategies have proven to be sustainable over the long-term in East Asia, research on the evolution of such policies in Latin America is only beginning. The problem of sustainability bedevils all ELG programs, particularly in those countries which relied on external actors to design the new policies and fund supporting institutions.

Mainstreaming fisheries into Latin American development strategies

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-426
Author(s):  
Chris Reid ◽  
Andy Thorpe ◽  
Raymon van Anrooy ◽  
Cecile Brugere
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Latin American Development
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