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1. REVISITING THE DEBATE BETWEEN
DEPENDENCY THEORY AND
NEOLIBERALISM: EXPLAINING
ARGENTINA’S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FROM 1880-2010
Leigh Cummins Adviser: Dr. Miguel Centellas
2. INTRODUCTION
o Topic was inspired by
study abroad in Argentina
o Interest in global
economics and business
o Thesis combines both
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3. RESEARCH QUESTION
Does Dependency Theory or
Neoliberalism better explain
periods of success/failure in
Argentina’s economy during
the last century?
4. FRAMEWORK: SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
Dependency Theory
Emerged in 1950s
Based on work by Raúl
Prebisch and Hans Singer
Divides the core and
periphery to explain
developmental difference
Promoted ISI
Neoliberalism
Similar to classical
liberalism
Revived in the 1970s, 1980s
Theory aimed to resolve
failures caused by ISI
Washington Consensus,
Chicago school
5. HYPOTHESIS
Tentatively, that Argentina
has been more successful
when following the model
of Neoliberal economics
However, both theories
will be tested and analyzed
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Leigh
Cummins
6. RESEARCH DESIGN
Methodology includes:
o Incorporating existing data sets
o World Bank, ECLAC
o If I cannot find data for certain time periods, I will
use secondary sources for those times
o Also, possible to change time frame of project
o Specific indicators: GDP per capita, poverty rates, HDI,
literacy rates (possibly more TBD)
7. OUTLINE
Thesis
Ch. 1: Introduction
Based on prospectus,
background information
and interest
Ch. 2: Review of Literature
Initial explanation of
foundation of project
Ch. 3: Economic History of
Argentina
Ch. 4: Analysis and
Application
Ch. 5: Conclusion
Future plans:
Continue
research/reading
Incorporate data
Complete analysis
8. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cardoso, Fernando Enrique and Enzo Faletto. Dependency and Development in Latin
America. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1979.
Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Curry, Jeffrey Edmund. International Economics. Novato, CA: World Trade Press, 2000.
Kent, Robert B. Latin America: Regions and People. New York, NY: The Guilford Press,
2006.
Love, Joseph L. “Raúl Prebisch and the Origins of the Doctrine of Unequal Exchange.”
Latin American Research Review 15, no. 3 (1980) : 45-72.
Oatley, Thomas. International Political Economy. New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.,
2008.
Sachs, Jeffrey. The End of Poverty. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2005.
Thorsen, Dag Einar and Amund Lie. “What is Neoliberalism?”. Norway: University of Oslo,
2000.