Comércio internacional: uma discussão sobre as vantagens comparativas e o desenvolvimento econômico

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present different approaches throughout the economic history of the debate on comparative advantages and economic development. The theory of comparative advantages and its development is exposed, analyzing the arguments that support this theory and its ramifications. On the other hand, the arguments of authors who are critical of this liberal perspective are presented, some of which are Furtado (2005) and Hobsbawm (2002).Those authors argue that the liberal theory of international free trade, based on comparative advantages, harms the economic development of peripheral countries, where in the pure liberal perspective, it is not efficient in producing a full economic development in all economic realities. Furtado (2005) defends the idea of implementing valid national decision-making centers, with the aim of guiding development in peripheral countries. This research is theoretical-bibliographic, with the aim of contributing to the study of the relationship between comparative advantages and economic development.