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<journal-id>2215-3403</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Economía y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Economía y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3403</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-34032019000100023</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15359/eys.24-55.3</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Crecimiento económico: convergencia y divergencia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Economic growth: convergence and divergence]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Crescimento econômico: convergência e divergência]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villalobos Céspedes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,daniel.villalobos.cespedes@una.ac.cr  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>55</numero>
<fpage>23</fpage>
<lpage>47</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34032019000100023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34032019000100023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34032019000100023&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Esta investigación examina las Leyes fundamentales del capitalismo según Piketty en &#8220;Capital in the Twenty-First Century&#8221; (2014) para develar el poder explicativo de la desigualdad entre la tasa media anual de retorno del capital y la tasa de crecimiento de la producción, como fuerza fundamental para la divergencia. Se cuestiona el supuesto crítico del autor tal que r &gt; g y se duda de sus conclusiones, para afirmar que la convergencia-divergencia es un fenómeno innato de los procesos de producción y distribución. El análisis sugiere que el núcleo de la inequidad podría no residir en la elasticidad-de-composición de los recursos, con influjo del avance tecnológico. Además, pretende esta investigación contribuir a una mejor comprensión de las fuerzas con influjo en el crecimiento económico y en la distribución del ingreso, lo cual podría brindar un importante aporte a la ciencia económica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Piketty&#8217;s fundamental laws of capitalism in his book &#8220;Capital in the Twenty- First Century&#8221; (2014) are analyzed to explore the explanatory power of the inequality between average annual rate of return on capital and the rate of growth of production, as a fundamental force for divergence. The author&#8217;s r &gt; g crucial assumption and his conclusions are questioned. The convergence-divergence phenomenon is rather believed to be an innate phenomenon of the production and distribution processes. This analysis suggests that the core of inequality may not reside in the elasticity-ofresource- composition, influenced by technological advance. Furthermore, this research will try to contribute to a better understanding of the forces influenced by economic growth and income distribution, which could provide a major contribution to the economic sciences.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Esta pesquisa examina as Leis Fundamentais do capitalismo segundo Piketty em &#8220;Capital in the Twenty-First Century&#8221; (2014) para revelar o poder explicativo da desigualdade entre a taxa média anual de retorno do capital e a taxa de crescimento da produção, como força fundamental para a divergência. O suposto crítico do autor é questionado de tal forma que r &gt; g e suas conclusões são duvidadas, para afirmar que a convergênciadivergência é um fenômeno inato dos processos de produção e distribuição. A análise sugere que o núcleo da desigualdade poderia não residir na elasticidade da composição dos recursos, influenciada pelo progresso tecnológico. Além disso, esta pesquisa visa contribuir para uma melhor compreensão das forças que influenciam o crescimento econômico e a distribuição de renda, o que poderia fornecer uma contribuição importante para a ciência econômica.]]></p></abstract>
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