Innovation, Competitiveness, and Development in Latin America: Lessons from the Past and Perspectives...

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Edmund Amann (Professor of Brazilian Studies, Professor of Brazilian Studies, Leiden University) Paulo N. Figueiredo (Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Getúlio Vargas Foundation)

Innovation, Competitiveness, and Development in Latin America

Lessons from the Past and Perspectives for the Future

Edmund Amann (Professor of Brazilian Studies, Professor of Brazilian Studies, Leiden University), Paulo N. Figueiredo (Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Getúlio Vargas Foundation)

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Oxford University Press Inc
19 May 2024

Ethnic studies; Development economics; Political economy

Post-war Latin American economies have failed to close the development gap with advanced industrial countries despite more than six decades of attempted reform and undoubted economic and social progress. Two decades into the twenty-first century, there is little sign of this situation changing for the better. Compared with other emerging regions, notably East Asia, Latin America has underperformed in income, productivity, and innovation terms. All of this suggests that the time is right for a thorough assessment of why Latin America's recent pursuit of economic development has proven so elusive.

Innovation, Competitiveness, and Development in Latin America provides a balanced and topical analysis of the successes and failures of development policy in post-war Latin America. Across nineteen chapters, experts in the economics and policy of Latin American development and policy identify the challenges at hand. They explore why the region is caught in a middle-income trap, where structural impediments frustrate the achievement of accelerated and sustainable growth. At the same time, potential actions are suggested for creating lasting progress. The chapters address vital issues in the region including established or emerging sources of competitive advantage and technological capability; future areas for comparative advantage; policy effectiveness to address under-investment in human capital; poor infrastructure; and uncompetitive market structures. The chapters in the volume draw on evidence from across the region, including countries such as Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Costa Rica. The structural characteristics of economies within the region are identified and the potential implications considered of the re-primarization process witnessed in recent years. The volume concludes with a consideration of policy lessons from these countries and illuminates potential pathways for effective policy action in the region as a whole. With fresh insights grounded in the reality of modern-day Latin America, Innovation, Competitiveness, and Development in Latin America offers scholars and professionals a crucial window into Latin America's long-term developmental trajectory.

Edited by: Paulo N. Figueiredo (Professor of Technology and Innovation Management Professor of Technology and Innovation Management Getúlio Vargas Foundation)
Volume editor: Edmund Amann (Professor of Brazilian Studies Professor of Brazilian Studies Leiden University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 150mm, Width: 224mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 839g
ISBN: 9780197648070
ISBN 10: 019764807X
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 19 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edmund Amann is Professor of Brazilian Studies at Leiden University and Visiting Professorial Lecturer in the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. His research centers on regulation, innovation, and foreign direct investment in a developing country context, particularly Latin America and especially Brazil. He has published a wide range of books and journal articles and was author of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Brazil Country Report. Paulo N. Figueiredo is Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in Brazil. Figueiredo's research focuses on the process of technological capability building at the level of firms and industries and considers its causes and consequences for industrial innovation and economic growth in developing economies. He is also Senior Research Associate at the Department of International Development at University of Oxford.