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Abstract The researcher who works on the history of economic thought in Latin America faces three basic challenges, namely: 1) crossing disciplinary boundaries, since the field requires familiarity with neighboring areas of investigation, such as philosophy, sociology, and psychology, among others; 2) recognizing that past is past, that one's favorite author or school of thought can bring some light to society's present choices and policies, but, due to their particular context, should not stand as their final arbiter; 3) starting local, becoming universal, i.e, while preserving the universal content of economics, realizing that it must pay due respect to the historical, geographical and institutional diversity of its subject matter.

Este artigo discute a trilogia de Albert Hirschman sobre desenvolvimento econômico, que se inspirou em sua prolongada estada na América Latina e em suas viagens para diversos países em desenvolvimento durante as décadas de 1960 e 1970. Após uma revisão de cada um dos livros que compõem a trilogia há uma seção metodológica, onde discuto a tendência do autor de ultrapassar barreiras disciplinares, sua profunda preocupação com a prática e com a relevância política, e a orientação empírica de seu método de investigação. A seção final propõe caminhos para futuras investigações.

This paper consists of a rhetorical interpretation of two essays published fifty years ago, at the beginning of the so-called "Latin American economic school." Both were written by the Argentinean economist Raúl Prebisch (1901–1986), who was then working at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA). As the most prominent Latin American economist, Prebisch fostered the construction of a theoretical framework that heavily influenced Latin American development policies after World War II.

RESUMO Este artigo enfoca a tese do pluralismo, proposta por Caldwell como uma metodologia adequada para a Economia. Ele compara o pluralismo e a posição defendida por Neville Keynes há 100 anos, quando a Economia passava por um período igualmente difícil de sua história, caracterizado por um conflito entre linhas de pensamento antagônicas.

ABSTRACT This paper holds that the standard economic accounts of corruption based on expected costs and benefits are insufficient to understand and to tackle dishonesty in the real world. It embarks on a survey of the literature to discuss the major roles automatic judgments and decisions, as well as cognitive biases and social preferences might play in deviations from honest behavior. The paper further discusses the implications of behavioral economics to the debate over how to fight corruption and foster integrity.

This article deals with the organization of the rural labor market in Brazil in the past 30 years. It discusses the relationship between technical change, seasonal demand of labor and the increase in the number of temporary workers. The last part of the article covers a preliminary discussion on the conditions presented by temporary workers for collective bargaining