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Developing Competing Capabilities in the Argentinean Industry (1958–2008)

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Learning, Capability Building and Innovation for Development

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In the half century between 1958 and 2008, the performance of Argentina’s economy has been characterized by high volatility, uncertainty and high transaction costs. Also, the transit from a protected economy towards an open economy in the commercial and financial aspects generated a very significant change in business strategies. Argentina is a country of intermediate economic development that has had an economic performance below expectations. Jorge Katz has been one of the most lucid thinkers in the search for an explanation of the country’s economic development dynamic and of the role that the industrialization process has played. His conceptual contributions and the applied studies are an essential contribution to the comprehension of the complexity of the Argentinean case.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico

    Gabriela Dutrénit (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

    Keun Lee (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Columbia University, USA

    Richard Nelson (Professor of International and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Global Development) (Professor of International and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Global Development)

  4. Columbia Earth Institute, USA

    Richard Nelson (Professor of International and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Global Development) (Professor of International and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Global Development)

  5. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico

    Alexandre O. Vera-Cruz (Professor) (Professor)

  6. Maastricht University, The Netherlands

    Luc Soete (Professor and Rector Magnificus) (Professor and Rector Magnificus)

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Kosacoff, B. (2013). Developing Competing Capabilities in the Argentinean Industry (1958–2008). In: Dutrénit, G., Lee, K., Nelson, R., Vera-Cruz, A.O., Soete, L. (eds) Learning, Capability Building and Innovation for Development. EADI Global Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137306937_8

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