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The Multi-Scalar Articulation of Economic Development

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This chapter will attempt to introduce the notion of “multi-scalarity” to enrich Latin American Structuralistm (LAS) analysis and, at the same time, show a series of limitations of neo-structuralism in order to explain the key spatial dimensions of the remake and reproduction of the center-periphery structures associated with the contradictory dynamics of capitalism. It intends to propose a more advanced and adherent approach to the reality of the twenty-first century, seeking to grasp the hierarchical, unequal, dynamic, and contradictory development of the capitalist system, its total geo-economic and geopolitical redefinition, and its particular social production of space. Therefore, we will try to demonstrate how the notion of “multi-scalarity” is necessary to enrich structuralist analysis and capture the scalar complexity of contemporary capitalism from the periphery.

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  1. Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Litoral, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and National University of Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina

    Víctor Ramiro Fernández

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    Gabriel Brondino

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Brandão, C.A. (2019). The Multi-Scalar Articulation of Economic Development. In: Fernández, V., Brondino, G. (eds) Development in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92183-9_4

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