Orígenes, fundamentos y consecuencias del desarrollo

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Abstract: The article aims to study the philosophical and economic concepts of development and what precedes or derives from the hermeneutics of this word. In addition, it sought to deepen the concept of economic development by analyzing important moments that marked economic history, from the main orthodox schools to the arrival of heterodoxy, in order to evaluate whether the models proposed from a theoretical point of view are related to philosophical guidelines, for this was made reference to the outstanding contributions of Greek reflection and Development Economics. Finally, based on the models of growth and economic development analyzed, the environmental consequences of the implementation of these terms in the current economic systems were exposed, from a perspective of long-term sustainability. The empirical results indicated that there is a disparity between the philosophical approaches and the main economic postulates of the classic school. This was evidenced in the environmental problems that the planet suffers due to the intensive exploitation of natural resources in search of the economic benefit of the nations. However, the heterodox current known as Development Economics, showed theoretical similarities with the philosophy analyzed.