O método estruturalista: a economia reconhece seus limites

Fabian Domingues; Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca

The structuralism method: the economics acknowledges its limits

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Fabian Domingues Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-9932
Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-6001

Abstract

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the method of the latin american structuralism from the works of Octávio Rodriguez and Celso Furtado in a historical and philosophical perspective of science based on the studies of Thomas Kuhn. We analyze the ECLAC's contribution, mainly from Furtado’s theoretic point of views, showing that he seeks a dialogue between its historical-structural analysis and the mainstream hypothetical-deductive analyzes. He points out the variation of parameters as an appropriate tool for the Historical and structural analysis of underdevelopment issues. Furtado suggested a methodological perspective that allows the recognition of the economic science limits. He starts from the traditional point of view of the hypothetical-deductive method and, without denying it a priori, proposes to include history and institutions in economic analysis, understanding them as necessary conditions for the full understanding of economic variables.

Keywords: Economic Methods; Estruturalism; ECLAC; Celso Furtado.

JEL Codes: B15, B25, B41, B52.

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2021-12-07

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DOMINGUES, F.; FONSECA, P. C. D. The structuralism method: the economics acknowledges its limits. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 31, n. 2, p. 613–636, 2021. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/6255. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2021): Revista Nova Economia

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