This work examines the evolution of development theory in the last 25 years from three main perspectives: the nature of the societies that constitute the "object" of the theory and their international context; the nature of economic theory available when development became a major issue in the 1950s; and the reactions in thinking about development caused by the consequences of the development process itself. Ultimately, it is a kind of sociology of knowledge of development thinking, based more on personal experience as an economist in Latin America than on systematic research.
Keywords:
Development Theory, Sociology, Economic Theory, Latin America, Social Sciences
Author Biography
Osvaldo Sunkel, Universidad de Sussex, Inglaterra
Profesor de la Universidad de Sussex, Inglaterra. Autor de El subdesarrollo latinoamericano y La teoria del desarrollo, en colaboración con Pedro Paz, y de numerosos trabajos sobre la problemática de la dependencia.
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