On the Viability of Small Countries

Uruguay and New Zealand Compared

Bibliographic Data

ID4547766
AuthorsJohn Kirby (0000-0002-8874-1641), John T Kirby (Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author)
Year1975
Volume17
Issue3
Pages259-280
Publication date1975-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/174724
OpenAlexW2784272110
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

The argument advanced by Bordaberry ... by the United States and Brazilian embassies, and by the cattle and meat interests, is that Uruguay does not have a viable independent economy. It is smaller, on most terms of reference, than the southernmost state of Brazil-Rio Grande do Sul-and would, they say, be far better off if its economy were "rationalized" and integrated with the more "modern" large-scale Brazilian economy.Latin America, Vol. VIII, No. 31, August 3 ,1973Leaving aside the obvious self-interest of the various proponents (although one is tempted to speculate whether President Bordaberry argues on behalf of his country or his own ranching interests), their conclusion follows logically on much of the analysis which has focused on the causes of Uruguay's stagnation. Since the mid-1950s, the growth of the economy has barely kept pace with the small population increase of 1.2 percent per annum

Argument (complex analysis) · Aside · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Latin Americans · Pace · Political science · Population · Sociology · State (computer science) · Demography · Economic Theory and Policy · International Development and Aid · Law

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