Celso Furtado

Tags: Economist.

Celso Monteiro Furtado (July 26 1920 – November 20 2004) was an important Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectuals of his country during the 20th century. His work focuses on development and underdevelopment and on the persistence of poverty in peripheral countries throughout the world.

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alma mater

University of Paris

birth date

1920-07-26

birth place

Brazil, Paraíba, Pombal Paraíba

death date

2004-11-20

death place

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state)

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Celso Furtado

influenced by

John Maynard Keynes

institution

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, University of Paris, Cabinet of Brazil, University of Cambridge, Sudene