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...

Presenta la incorporación y generación local de conocimientos tecnológicos en una planta metalmecánica argentina, la cual se desarrolla dentro de una tecnología discontinua, donde el nivel, estabilidad y ritmo de crecimiento de la demanda condicionan tanto el ritmo como la naturaleza del...

Da a conocer los resultados de un Programa de Investigaciones en el campo de la producción metalmecánica latinoamericana, el cual constituye un intento para cubrir la carencia de información básica acerca de la realidad metalmecánica de la región. Examina en detalle la conducta económica...

The purpose of the present paper is to review some of the research findings obtained during the course of a four year long exploration into the economics of technology generation in LDCs. Individual firm and industry studies were undertaken by a team of economists and engineers in some of the...

This paper briefly reviews the historical development of the university system in Chile, and describes the current structure of funding, supply and demand for tertiary education, research and university services. Both public and private universities in Chile have expanded and restructured,...

This paper explores the impact that recent structural reforms have had upon macro-to-micro linkages, as well as upon the pattern of production specialization, the entry and exit of firms during the adjustment process, and the 'sources' of technical change in the present more open and deregulated...

This paper deals with the links between the development of new drugs, and particularly of innovative new drugs, and the international activities of U.S. drug companies. While U.S. drug companies have developed new production processes - the most notable being the fermentation process for making...