Theory and ideology of development in the light of Celso Furtado's contributions

Abstract

This article intends to address, as an introductory title, the theme of economic development and the theoretical interpretation of underdevelopment, in view of Celso Furtado's intellectual contribution. The first moment presents the general lines of ideology and development theory, considering its origin and its contents. Then, we seek to point out the main aspects of the capitalist material base that provided the formulation and diffusion of this ideology after the Second World War, in the context of the American cold war conception. Finally, it seeks to delineate the rooting of development ideology in Latin America, taking into account the conception of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), that inaugurates a new theoretical perspective about the Latin American development that Celso Furtado takes to the most radical form, in the sense of explaining and deepening it.