Celso Furtado: An ecological economist?

Alexandre Macchione Saes

Ecological Economics, 2025, vol. 230, issue C

Abstract: With a vast bibliography, the Brazilian economist Celso Furtado addressed many different themes and interdisciplinary approaches from an Economic Science perspective. While the literature traditionally discusses the author's contributions to Latin American structuralism, regional development, and the economics of culture, more recently reflections on environmental issues have been emphasized in his work. This paper aims to explore Furtado's work, elucidating how the environmental aspect was addressed in different ways in his interpretations throughout the 20th century. The environmental variable becomes a powerful instrument of critique against neoclassical economic theory, especially from the publication of The Myth of Economic Development.

Keywords: Celso Furtado; Environmental; Economic theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108539

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