El progreso económico como proceso histórico

The author gives a short review of the different stages which have preceded the industrial revolution. These are: technological progress in agriculture, transportation, teaching, public health and medicine. All these stages are indispensable for the economic development of a country and can be traced in the history of fully developed countries. A country which begins later its economic expansion has the advantage to be able to benefit from the experience and technological progress of developed countries, avoiding thus to commit eventual mistakes. Versión taquigráfica de la conferencia brindada por el autor en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (UNLP), el 13 de mayo de 1956. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas