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Feminine reflections on Latin American ECLAC economic thought. Dialogues with Maria da Conceicao Tavares

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  • Virginia Laura Fernández

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This paper presents some insights concerning the contribution of Latin American ECLAC economic thought through the use of feminine oral history, in the voice of Maria da Conceicao Tavares, one of the most outstanding economists worldwide. The main source, unpublished, arises from an interview that Tavares gave the author in May 2019. The perspective of Tavares, a feminine reference in a markedly masculine professional environment, is questioned regarding three aspects: the main ECLAC contribution to the history of economic thought; Tavares’contribution to this theoretical body; and the current main challenge of Latin American economies. Additionally, the main theoretical elements of this thought are outlined: the centre-periphery system, the deterioration of the terms of trade and structural heterogeneity, as well as the discussion between the concentrating dynamism of Brazil proposed by Tavares and Serra, and Furtado’s stagnationism. Finally, the author reflects on the perceptions regarding gender issues that arise from the interview. ****** Este artículo propone difundir algunas reflexiones sobre la contribución del pensamiento económico cepalino latinoamericano por medio del uso de la historia oral femenina, en la voz de Maria da Conceicao Tavares, una de las economistas más destacadas mundialmente. La principal fuente, inédita, surge de una entrevista que Tavares otorgó a la autora, en mayo de 2019. La perspectiva de Tavares, referencia femenina en un entorno profesional marcadamente masculino, es cuestionada sobre tres aspectos: la principal contribución cepalina a la historia del pensamiento económico, el aporte de Tavares a dicho cuerpo teórico, y el principal desafío actual de las economías latinoamericanas. Además, se esbozan los principales elementos teóricos de este pensamiento: el sistema centro-periferia, el deterioro de los términos de intercambio y la heterogeneidad estructural, así como la discusión entre el dinamismo concentrador de Brasil propuesto por Tavares y Serra, y el estancamiento de Furtado. Finalmente, la autora reflexiona sobre las percepciones de las cuestiones de género que surgen de la entrevista.

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  • Virginia Laura Fernández, 2021. "Feminine reflections on Latin American ECLAC economic thought. Dialogues with Maria da Conceicao Tavares," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 40(84), pages 853-873, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000093:020189
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    Keywords

    Maria da Conceição Tavares; femenine reflections; history of Latin American economic thought; ECLAC; structural heterogeneity; distribution of income and property.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • B15 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary
    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • B54 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Feminist Economics

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