Metamorphoses of capitalism provide the theoretical background for an investigation of present systemic turbulence. The starting point is the evaluation of the "unprecedented" governmental intervention to contain the 2008 crisis. The crisis and the measures taken to contain it affect five...

Metamorphoses of capitalism may be investigated following a dialogue between two theoretical approaches: long waves of capitalist development (Freeman & Louçã, 2001) and systemic cycles of accumulation (Arrighi, 1994). This dialogue organizes this paper. The first section associates the...

Este artigo analisa a política industrial que foi implementada no Brasil a partir do Plano Real (julho/1994). A análise envolve tanto a política industrial implícita no referido plano quanto a política industrial propriamente dita (explícita). As informações contidas neste artigo mostram...

The Japanese catch up between 1868 and 1974 holds important lessons for underdeveloped countries. This paper evaluates the Japanese experience including strategic and geopolitical considerations. Successful industrial policies implemented might have been shaped under the influence of those...

Roman Rosdolsky suggests a method to deal with the transition towards socialism that integrates three issues: 1) the identification of dynamic features of capitalism; 2) the systematization of metamorphoses of capitalism; 3) the evaluation of how these metamorphoses reshape the elaboration of...

One important question that has been discussed in the literature about regional economics is the relevance of local productive networks (clusters) for the regional development. It is possible to find a huge number of case studies that discuss many aspects of this kind of network: cooperation,...