DIGITAL REPOSITORY
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

El debate regional sobre política industrial se centra hoy en las políticas de fomento de la competitividad en el contexto de economías abiertas. Privilegia el uso de políticas horizontales, se apoya en el mercado y es celoso en la vigilancia de los equilibrios macroeconómicos. Sin embargo, aún adolece de debilidades en el tratamiento de los temas ...

La construcción de un nuevo orden industrial internacional dominado por un núcleo de grandes empresas transnacionales por lo general dificulta la vida de la gran mayoría de los países en desarrollo que, por no estar en condiciones de competir eficazmente, enfrentan una marginalización todavía mayor. Hoy las empresas transnacionales pueden influir ...

ECLAC has submitted an overall assessment of the economic reforms implemented during the past 15 years to the Governments of the region and, based on that assessment, a proposal for strengthening the development process. The central message that emerges from this analysis is that the region needs to work towards forming closer linkages among its ...

The constitution of a new international industrial order dominated by a core of large transnational corporations generally makes life more difficult for the great majority of developing countries because, since most are not in a position to compete effectively, they face still greater marginalization. TNCS more than ever before can significantly ...

Latin American manufacturing industry has undergone various changes in recent years. It has registered a favourable performance as far as exports are concerned, but production and investment have grown only slowly in a context of sluggish recovery of domestic demand and greater foreign competition. Other features are greater specialization in natural ...

The debate in the region on industrial policy is currently centered on policies to promote competitiveness in the context of open economies. It gives priority to the use of horizontal policies, is based on the market, and attaches great importance to the maintenance of macroeconomic balance. It continues to suffer from weaknesses in its treatment of ...

Los temas de este artículo se hallan en la intersección de la literatura sobre cambio tecnológico y aquella sobre dinámica industrial. El análisis se centra en la vinculación entre la forma de acumulación de conocimientos técnicos en una industria y la probabilidad de que la innovación pueda constituirse en el vehículo para el ingreso de nuevas ...