The paper considers the extent to which trade liberalization, de-regulation of economic activity, privatization of public assets and more careful management of macroeco-nomic aggregates, are affecting Latin America. The background, set in import substituting industrialization, has given way to...

Pese a que los programas de apertura comercial externa, des-regulación de mercados y privatización de la actividad productiva fueron aplicados por los distintos países Latinoamericanos en diferentes momentos del tiempo – Chile comenzó sus esfuerzos en este sentido en los años 1970,...

The book has a strong theoretical foundation with empirical illustrations from diverse Latin American countries. As a whole, it offers a comprehensive exploration of the foundations of the theory of National Innovation Systems. The authors explore the particular problems that many Latin American...