Ilusiones de progreso

la problemática relación entre ciencia, tecnologíay desarrollo en América Latina

Abstract

This paper reviews and discusses some aspects and problems of therela tionship between science a nd technology and the dilemma ofdevelopment in Latin American. First, some historical antecedents of thecurrent scientific-technological progress are presented. Then, some of theeffects of such progress for the Latin American countries are exposed. Finally, some proposals in order to assess and use more critically thepotentialities of science and technology are commented.