Journal of Marketing · 1968 · 27 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsMarketingDevelopment EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentMarketing StrategyBarriers To EntryEconomic ChangeEconomic SystemsEntry BarriersMarketing PlanningBarriersEconomic Development MarketingEconomic Growth StrategyMarket CreationMarket Development ObjectivesMarket Gaps
Past economic development efforts have overemphasized production problems and neglected marketing problems. The thesis of this article is that marketing “barriers” exist which impede economic growth in developing Latin American societies. The author describes a systems approach for inducing national market development and facilitating economic progress through selective reforms.