Pragmatism as a pillar of the New Developmentalism

ABSTRACT The scholars of New Developmentalism have generated a substantial body of knowledge regarding structural transformation and the policies that should be adopted to foster its achievement. Nevertheless, as is argued in this paper, New Developmentalism, by contrast with Neoliberalism, lacks a strong philosophical foundation to legitimise the policies it favours on grounds other than their ability to generate prosperity. It is also argued that new-developmentalists should explicitly adopt a pragmatic philosophy in order to become a more serious alternative to other political economy doctrines.

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Main Author: PAIVA-SILVA,JOÃO
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Centro de Economia Política 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572020000200376
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