The Development of Furtado and the liberalism of Campos?

Abstract

This article aims to discuss through the autobiographical works of Celso Furtado and Roberto Campos the possible connections of intellectual networks established between the two economists from the year 1953. For this purpose we will use as a theoretical reference the contributions of Eduardo Devés-Valdés and other complementary authors to visualize the theoretical and methodological possibilities that allow the approach of Intellectual History. The interest in approaching the two economists cited refers to the leading role that both had in the Brazilian economic thought of the 20th century, mainly when elaborating influential economic theories, participating in partnerships, mixed commissions and governments, mainly acting as planners. The central hypothesis of the article is that an intellectual network connection was established between Furtado and Campos at the time of the formation of the ECLAC-BNDE Joint Commission. To work with this hypothesis we will explore within the autobiographical works the approximations and distances between the two economists.