Theories of Development

Jorge Larrain was a lecturer in sociology at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile, until 1973. He is now Reader in Sociology and Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at Birmingham University.

• Preface and Acknowledgements. Introduction.1. Early Capitalism:.Classical Political Economy and Marx.2. The Expansion of Capitalism:.Colonialism and Imperialism.3. Late Capitalism:.Modernization and the Economic Commission for Latin America.4. Dependency, Unequal Exchange and Underdevelopment.5. Dependency, Industrialization and Development.6. Latin American Dependency and Historical Materialism: A Theoretical Challenge.

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