Los años 60 y el tema de la dependencia

Presencia y ausencia del pensamiento filosófico latinoamericano en los textos escolares ecuatorianos

“…Sin embargo, existe una comprensión errónea de relacionarle con el pensamiento filosófico latinoamericano, ya que es una teoría netamente económica que surge en los años sesenta y setenta debido al estancamiento socioeconómico que se estaba produciendo en Latinoamérica. En efecto, Frank (1970), Faletto (1998) y Dos Santos (2002Santos ( , 2004 coinciden en que, el principal objetivo de esta teoría fue alcanzar un desarrollo económico, político y social, partiendo de la concepción que el mundo está dividido en centro (países desarrollados dominantes y representa al yo cartesiano) y periferia (países subdesarrollados y representa a lo otro) producto del capitalismo. Por lo expuesto, podemos señalar que no hace alusión en ningún momento a ninguna corriente filosófica.…”

The Diffusion and Circulation of Marxism in the Periphery: Mariátegui and Dependency Theory

“…Enzo Faletto, recalling his years as an active participant in the dependentista circle in the 1960s in Chile, also mentioned Mariátegui. As a retiree from the ECLAC, the Italian-Chilean sociologist recalled a 1961 essay in which Albert Hirschman presented a historical mapping of Latin American social thought since independence that had inspired in him the desire “to position the topic of the origins of so-called dependency theory as a moment in the history of ideas in our region” (Faletto, 1998: 109). He fully agreed with Hirschman about the importance of the ideas of Haya de la Torre and Mariátegui: “Their thoughts are politically motivated, but their contributions in identifying the economic options of the countries of the region are undeniable.” He argued that Mariátegui, in particular, “rescued them from the indigenous past so that, drawing on them and on the organization of the agrarian community, it was possible to build a socialist future in his country and perhaps in others with similar conditions” (Faletto, 1998: 109).…”

The Transformational Potential of Higher Education Inclusion

“…If one takes a look at the most recent developments in the region, one can identify the hectic political landscape of the 50s as an important milestone (Faletto, 1998). After all, there were many examples of revolutions in the region, which show the awakening of democratization processes and the expectation of changes and inclusion of groups to the political and social spectrum.…”