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      The Role of Development Banks in the Process of Economic Development—Two Latin American Experiences: Mexico and Brazil

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            This article aims to show the role of financing in economic development in two countries, Brazil and Mexico, after World War II (WWII) to present day. We do a careful historical review to see what sort of policies and what kind of structure two national development banks (Nacional Financiera [NAFINSA] from Mexico and Banco Nacional de desenvolvimento Econômico e Social [BNdES] from Brazil) carry out in order to spark industrialization. Our research shows that these banks were successful at promoting growth (but not human development) in particular periods in their country's history (import substitution) and not successful in other periods (neoliberalism).

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            Journal
            10.13169
            worlrevipoliecon
            World Review of Political Economy
            Pluto Journals
            2042891X
            20428928
            Summer 2014
            : 5
            : 2
            : 204-230
            Article
            worlrevipoliecon.5.2.0204
            10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.5.2.0204
            80c00918-6c6c-44e3-a5b4-1d42ec8fc6e4
            Copyright 2014 World Association for Political Economy

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            Political economics
            financing,growth and development,Banco Nacional de desenvolvimento Econômico e Social,Nacional Financiera

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            1. For Diamond, financing the public sector is more related with planning.

            2. Although in some countries there are private development banks, the vast majority are public (see De Luna-Martínez and Vicente 2012).

            3. Development banks are good at financing development, according to the backwardness of each country, state's intervention is accommodated (Gerschenkron 1962).

            4. Nacional Financiera (NAFINSA) changed its name in 1985 to NAFIN.

            5. Triner (1996, 1999) comments that private financing grew in the textile industry at the beginning of the 20th century.

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