Unequal Exchange with Differential Ground Rent: The Originality of Uruguayan Dependency Theory
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Historiography on Latin American dependency theory highlights its importance between the sixties and eighties, primarily focusing on Chilean and Brazilian perspectives. This focus overshadows the diverse dependentistas works in other Latin American countries, such as Uruguay. Studying dependency theory in Uruguay enriches our understanding of Latin American social sciences and the theory itself, revealing an original interpretation involving unequal exchange and differential ground rent in international trade. This work outlines the main tenets of a Uruguayan interpretation of dependency theory that emphasizes on the importance of the theory of differential ground rent and its interpretation of underdevelopment and dependency. A theoretical comparison with Ruy Mauro Marini, Ernesto Laclau, André Gunder Frank, Fernando H. Cardoso and Enzo Faletto shows Uruguayan theory’s distinctive dimensions. It offers a unique definition of dependency, nuanced compared to Marini’s, incorporates Laclau’s rent differential while emphasizing exogenous factors, and aligns partially with Cardoso and Faletto’s views, differing notably from Gunder Frank’s perspective.
Source: Alternautas
DOI: 10.31273/83tjfk90
Author: Pablo Messina
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7163873043
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