Ignácio Rangel and national-developmentalism
The main goal of this dissertation is to carry out a balance of the work of Ignácio Rangel in terms of his interpretations of the so-called national-developmentalism. To do so, it starts with the notion of the history of thought by Richard Rorty and its extrapolation to economic theory by Mark Blaug. The focus of this review resides in Rangel's conception of the long and medium term economic cycles and their interrelationship with political interventions, as well as his interpretation of the industrialization process in Brazil. Special emphasis is placed on his theory of inflation, technological asymmetry in the world economy, the problem of effective demand, and the role of foreign trade. Rangel's work in the aforementioned approach is then compared with other contemporary and current authors, seeking a dialogue that makes explicit their differences, similarities and the problems worked on. The dissertation finally seeks to assess which elements of his theoretical contributions are still current and which are obsolete, in addition to the influence that Rangel would have conferred on the whole of Brazilian economic thought.