Revisiting the Furtadian Undervelopment in the Historical Context of Contemporary Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/REE-v40nesp.maioa2025-78369

Keywords:

Development, Underdevelopment, Celso Furtado

Abstract

After the downfall of developmentalism in the 1980s and the fading of this debate in Brazil, along with the social setbacks witnessed in the country over the last three decades, we perceive the importance of returning to discuss development in contemporary Brazil for the advancement of the history of Brazilian economic thought. The objective of this work, therefore, is to resume the debate on Brazilian underdevelopment, highlighting its political, cultural, and civilizational aspects. This text also aims to encourage the departure from the current state of inertia of Brazilian economic thought regarding its main guiding thread, underdevelopment.

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Author Biographies

  • Matheus Avila, UFU

    Mestre, Doutorando em Economia e bolsista CAPES pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Economia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (PPGE/UFU). Coordenador-geral da Associação de pós-graduandos da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (APG/UFU) e Diretor de Extensão e Territórios da Associação Nacional de pós-graduandos (ANPG). 

  • Niemeyer Almeida Filho, UFU

    Professor voluntário no Instituto de Economia e Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (IERI/UFU)

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Published

2025-05-30

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Vol. 40 No. esp.maio (2025): "A Economia Brasileira nas Últimas Quatro Décadas" - Revista Economia Ensaios – 40 anos (1984-2024)

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AVILA, Matheus; FILHO, Niemeyer Almeida. Revisiting the Furtadian Undervelopment in the Historical Context of Contemporary Brazil. Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 40, n. esp.maio, 2025. DOI: 10.14393/REE-v40nesp.maioa2025-78369. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/78369. Acesso em: 4 jan. 2026.