Structuralism, Neostructuralism and Developmental Macroeconomics: evolution of ECLAC’s thought in the light of Latin American problems

The objective of this article is to make a bibliographical review of the theoretical evolution of ECLAC to understand the contribution of classical structuralists on economic development and to deepen the discussion about the emergence of the neostructuralism and the incorporation of new analytical elements in the so-called developmental macroeconomics to respond to the structural problems of Latin American countries. This new orientation is divided into two dimensions, the Keynesian Efficiency and the Schumpeterian Efficiency, that together aim to promote the change necessary for economic development.