Introduction: The Waltzing Paradigms

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IntroductionThe Waltzing Paradigms
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Introduction The Waltzing Paradigms

• Waltz
• A dance performed to music in triple time by
  couples who, almost embracing each other, swing
  round and round in the same direction with smooth
  and even steps, moving on as they gyrate.
• Paradigm
• A conceptual or methodological model underlying
  the theories and practices of a science or
  discipline at a particular time (hence) a
  generally accepted world view.

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The Garden of Earthly Delights
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A better view

• The Garden of Earthly Delights
• by Hieronymus Bosch
• http//www.artstor.org/info/

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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil
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Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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Marx Brothers
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Marx Brothers

• Marxism
• The ideas, theories, and methods of Karl Marx
  esp. the political and economic theories
  propounded by Marx together with Friedrich
  Engels, later developed by their followers to
  form the basis for the theory and practice of
  communism.

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Chicago boys
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Chicago Boys

• Chicago Boys
• A group of Chilean economists working under the
  administration of dictator Augusto Pinochet.
  These academics and administrators designed
  economic policies heavily influenced by the
  Chicago School of Economics, particularly by the
  neo-classical work of Milton Friedman.

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Structuralism, monetarism, neo-liberalism

• Dominant economic paradigms in Latin America.
• Rough timeline
• Structuralism 1950s-1970s
• Monetarism 1980s
• Neo-liberalism 1990s
• Washington Consensus 1990s, today?

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Sources and References

• All definitions from
• Oxford English Dictionary (online)
• http//dictionary.oed.com
• And
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online (academic edition)
• http//search.eb.com/