This collection sets out to explore technology policy in Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s. It is based on country studies and industry studies in the main Latin American economies and examines the political turmoil surrounding protected industrialisation in these countries.
Author(s): M. Bastos
Edition: 1
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 272
Half-Title......Page 2
Series title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Tables......Page 8
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
1 A political approach to science and technology policy in Latin America......Page 15
Part I The politics of building national systems of innovation......Page 39
2 Argentina: science, technology and public policies......Page 41
3 State autonomy and capacity for S&T policy design and implementation in Brazil......Page 73
4 Harnessing the politics of science and technology policy in Mexico......Page 108
Part II The politics of building science based technology capability......Page 147
5 A sectoral approach to changing technological behaviour......Page 149
6 The political economy of technology development: the case of the Brazilian Information Poilcy......Page 185
Part III Conclusion......Page 211
7 Politics, the state and policies for science and technology in Latin America......Page 213
Index......Page 236
