Dear all,
Roger Sandilands disaproves Raul Prebisch's contributions to economics on
the grounds that Mr Prebisch was a "protectionist". It's sad to see that
ideological motives are used as arguments against a man whose heterodox
ideas proved to be so useful, even if so many blame him for phenomena
beyond the scope of his work.
I wonder also what's Mr Sandilands opinion about earlier contributors to
development economics who advocate protectionism as well, on different
grounds, such as Hamilton and continue to be heared by advocates of third
party liberalism (never to be practised at home), such as the USA.
Regards
Fidel Aroche


2013/6/6 Roger Sandilands <[log in to unmask]>

> I have to say that I am very lukewarm toward Oscar Ugarteche's suggestion
> of Raul Prebisch - and the main reason he gives (his influential support to
> ECLA for the kind of import substituting industrialisation protectionism
> that theAsian NIEs early rejected in favour of more outward-oriented
> policies that propelled them to much more rapid growth than in Latin
> America).
>
> Likewise, one of my last choices would be Albert Hirschman (another
> protectionist and type of "structuralist" whose work in Colombia in the
> early 1950s was rightly opposed by the more thoughtful economists there,
> and whose ideas on backward and forward linkages, to be promoted through
> the (to my mind immoral) "principle of the hiding hand" -- the duping of
> investors into putting their money {not Hirschman's} into projects whose
> benefiits are deliberately exaggerated and whose true costs are concealed
> by civil servants).
>
> Nevertheless, I respect Michele Alacevich's canvassing of Hirschman's
> name. His recent book, The Political Economy of the World Bank: The Early
> Years (Stanford UP, 2009) contains a very full description of Hirschman's
> bitter conflicts with Lauchlin Currie in Colombia, though perhaps with not
> enough insight into the relative depths of their economic visions,
> perseverance, and actual achievements.
>
>
>
> - Roger Sandilands (author of The Life and Political Economy of Lauchlin
> Currie (Duke UP, 1990))
>
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> Oscar Ugarteche [[log in to unmask]]
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>
> I would suggest Raul Prebisch, buy I fear the anglo saxon world does not
> know him much. He started regional integration in Latin America in 1958
> through the central american integration initiative which became a success
> story until 1980 and the domestic wars of Nicaragua, Guatemala and El
> Salvador. Was a strong advocate of import susbtitution policies and founder
> and first director of UN ECLA between 1950 and 1963. He was the first
> director and original creator of the concept behind UNCTAD and its head
> between 1964 and 1984. He belongs to the structuralist school.
>
> Hirschman is fascinating. His influence in Colombia was very significant.
>
>
> 2013/6/5 michael perelman <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
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> By all means, Hirschman.  Has anybody read the wonderful recent biography
> by Adelman.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Paulo R. Almeida <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
> [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> What about Albert O. Hirschman?
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> On Jun 5, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Robert Cord <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
> [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> > Dear all
> >
> > As some of you may be aware, myself and Dan Hammond are currently in the
> > process of putting together an edited collection of papers on Milton
> > Friedman to be published by OUP. Contributors will include Robert Lucas,
> > Neil Wallace, Al Harberger, David Hendry, and Bennett McCallum. The
> volume
> > (c.40 chapters) will contain contributions in a variety of areas,
> > including reminiscences, monetary and fiscal policy, public policy, and
> > history of economic thought. Further to this endeavour, there has been an
> > expression of interest from OUP for a series of similar books on eminent
> > economists (both living and dead). If I may, I would like to ask members
> > for suggestions as to whom they would like to see as the subject for
> > future volumes and why. In the manner of a straw poll, any feedback would
> > be an important input in deciding the shape of the series.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Bob
>
>
>
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