For a national development policy to be effective, it must promote structural and institutional changes that are considered essential to meet specific social objectives. One of the fundamental objectives pursued by Economic Development Policy in many Latin American countries is overcoming situations of external dependency. It is therefore essential to examine the policies that are being promoted in the region and see if, in effect, they lead to this goal, or if on the contrary, they are moving towards greater external dependency. The result of this examination reveals the existence of contradictory trends, which is why some strategies and lines of action are outlined to reduce this dependency without affecting the acceleration of the economic growth rate.
Keywords:
Dependency Theory, Economic Development, International Economic Relations, Economic Theory, Latin America
Author Biography
Osvaldo Sunkel
Es profesor de desarrollo económico de la Escuela de Economía de la Universidad de Chile y director del proyecto de investigación del desarrollo económico en el Instituto Latinoamericano de Planificación Económica y Social.
Sunkel, O. (1967). Política nacional de desarrollo y dependencia externa. Estudios Internacionales, 1(1), p. 43–75. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1967.19315
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