"The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean provides a comprehensive overview of China's economic policy and performance over recent decades and contrasts them with the Latin American experience. What are the underlying factors behind China's...

O objetivo do presente trabalho é, a partir da análise da historia de urna firma brasileira produtora de máquinas ferramentas, buscar evidencias empíricas que permitam responder a duas questões: i) Houve inovação tecnológica na firma? ii) Se houve, como se processou a aprendizagem desta...

This document explains the technological behavior of the engineering industries in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. The authors focus on the individual history of each firm, variations determined by the market, macroeconomic forces such as prices, protection level, and...

The steel industry is a classic symbol of industrialization. It has been taken as such in Latin America and promoted as a "leading sector" carrying with it the flag of national pride and prestige. This paper is based on five detailed case-studies of individual Latin American steel firms, namely:...

With the development of the microprocessor, the electronics sector has become regarded as a key technological sector in the OECD countries. Massive government intervention programs have been designed, not only for the production of these integrated circuits, but also for their incorporation into...

Comprende tres estudios de caso referidos a las empresas de maquinaria agrícola en Venezuela, tales como: Rota Agro, Tanapo y Nardi. Analiza, en cada una de ellas, la evolución tecnológica de la firma, los factores que la determinan y la incidencia que tiene su conducta en la posición...

Esta monografia reúne quatro estudos de casos de firmas produtoras de máquinas ferramentas no país, havendo disponibilidade de informações sobre uma outra firma, que será publicada em documento separado, aquí chamada de firma "e". Com estas cinco firmas contamos com as maiores produtoras...