This paper seeks to establish that a Structural Economic Dynamic (SED) approach toward understanding the Import Substitution Strategy (ISS) offers a superior method relative to the Neoclassical approach. It is argued that the latter fails to fully account for the role of demand and hence, the...

In this paper we intend to study some mechanisms that block a rapid diffusion of technological progress from advanced to underdeveloped countries. In order to accomplish this task we focus on two approaches that challenge the view that technological gaps between rich and poor nations are...

This paper seeks to establish that a Structural Economic Dynamic (SED) approach toward understanding technological gaps offers a superior method relative to the Import Substitution Strategy (ISS). It is argued that the ISS approach fails to account for the role of demand and hence, the...