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EARLY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEBATES REVISITED
2007
Development economics in its early years created the image of a fierce fight between advocates of contrasting theories or approaches—“balanced growth” vs. “unbalanced growth,” or “program loans” vs. “project loans.” This view has the merit of highlighting such conflicts in great detail; yet, it fails to take into account the reality of development economics as it was practiced in the field. This paper reassesses these old conflicts by complementing the traditional focus on theoretical debates with an emphasis on the practice of development economics.A particularly interesting example is the debate between Albert Hirschman, one of the fathers of the “unbalanced growth” approach, and Lauchlin…
Albert O. Hirschman, Europe, and the Postwar Economic Order, 1946–52
2022
Abstract Between 1946 and 1952, Albert Hirschman worked as an economist in charge of the Western European desk of the research branch of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. In this position he wrote extensively on patterns of European postwar reconstruction and the creation of a new world economic order. Given his deep knowledge and prewar experiences, Italy and France were his first areas of specialization, although Hirschman soon contributed to the analysis of the Marshall Plan, the shaping of the European Payments Union, and the problem of the dollar shortage. This article provides a comprehensive interpretation of this early stage of Hirschman's intel…
A.O. Hirschman, The Postwar Economic Order. National Reconstruction and International Cooperation, Edited by Michele Alacevich and Pier Francesco Ass…
2023
The Political Economy of the World Bank. The Early Years
2009
This book covers the early years of the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), commonly known as the World Bank when it first confronted the issue of development as a fundamental part of its mission. The book is mainly concerned with how the Bank interpreted its mission and, more specifically, how its mission was born: what events shaped it, what cultural and ideological background influenced it and what was the historical context in which it arose. So this book is a contribution to the study of the prehistory of development, understood in its social and economic context. In this respect, the study of the early years of the World Bank offers excellent context for obser…
Le origini della Banca Mondiale. Una deriva conservatrice
2007
Nel secondo dopoguerra la Banca Mondiale dovette affrontare per la prima volta il problema del sostegno ai cosiddetti paesi in via di sviluppo, trovandosi costretta a riconvertirsi dal sostegno alla ricostruzione europea agli aiuti allo sviluppo nel resto del mondo. Una delle istituzioni attualmente ai vertici dell'economia mondiale attraversò allora una fase di definizione di quali dovessero essere i propri obiettivi e quali i mezzi per raggiungerli. Attraverso la consultazione di materiali d'archivio mai utilizzati prima d'ora, Alacevich indaga sulle istanze culturali, politiche e ideologiche che contribuirono a dare origine alle scelte di politica economica della Banca Mondiale nei confr…
L’economia dello sviluppo come istituzione: alcune riflessioni a partire dal dibattito tra Albert Hirschman e Lauchlin Currie
2007
Le usuali ricostruzioni dei primi anni in cui l’economia dello sviluppo si è costituita come una sotto-disciplina autonoma hanno tramandato la nozione di un fiero scontro tra propugnatori di teorie tra loro sostanzialmente contrapposte: le polemiche tra sostenitori di uno «sviluppo equilibrato» da una parte e di uno «sviluppo non equilibrato» dall’altra, o tra sostenitori di prestiti legati a un intero «programma» di investimenti da una parte e sostenitori di prestiti legati a un singolo «progetto» dall’altra, sono esempi significativi. Ciononostante, benché queste ricostruzioni individuino e descrivano molto bene la discussione e le polemiche dell’epoca, esse mancano di prendere in suffici…
Studentu karcera laika kapsulas
2023
Raksts veltīts unikālam atklājumam Latvijas Universitātes vēsturiskajā Studentu karcerī, kas glabājies kopš 19./20. gs. mijas. Tiek analizētas 3 papirosu paciņas un 1 sērkociņu kastīte no Krievijas impērijas laika, noskaidrojot tā izcelsmi, pielietojumu un zinātnisko novitāti. Atrastie priekšmeti liecina, ka Studentu karcerī ieslēgtie studenti spēja apiet Rīgas Politehnikuma Studentu disciplinēšanas regulā noteikto sodu par smēķēšanu. Priekšmeti arī ir Latvijas industriālās vēstures atstāts mantojums, kas liecina par Baltijas reģiona nozīmi Krievijas impērijas rūpniecības attīstībā.
ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE, 1946–1952
2022
This essay introduces the work conducted by Albert O. Hirschman at the Federal Reserva Bank. His main areas of interest, on which he produce original research, were European postwar reconstruction and integration; country studies (Italy and France, particularly), alternative modes of economic development; the role of the US in assisting reconstruction and development.
Evolución de la oferta exportable en Santander, Colombia 2000-2012: Un análisis a través del índice Herfindahl Hirschmann
2016
Este documento tuvo como objetivo analizar la evolución de la oferta exportadora de Santander entre el año 2000 y 2012, revisando los patrones de concentración o diversificación. Para ello utilizó como metodología el cálculo del índice de Herfindahl-Hirschmann. Los hallazgos encontrados establecen que la oferta exportable se ha concentrado por lo que las políticas diseñadas para promover la diversificación de producto no han tenido los efectos esperados y es necesario el diseño de nuevos lineamientos para tal fin.