Alice Amsden's impact on Latin America

Revista de Economia Política

Helen Shapiro²  Juan Carlos Moreno-brid¹ 

[1] ,University of California Santa Cruz Sociology department

关键词: industrial policy;    export of manufactured goods;    Latin America;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-31572014000200001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

On March 15 2012, we lost Professor Alice Amsden, a great intellectual power in development economics. Her work was systematically marked by creativity, originality, relevance and her fearless commitment to always speak truth to power both in academic as well as in policy-making arenas. This In Memoriam concentrates on just one part of her great intellectual legacy: her impact to better understanding Latin America's development challenges, obstacles and policy options. Our paper focuses on three broad areas of her main influence in the region: the role of transnational corporations, the importance of manufactured exports for development, and industrial policy. As we here argue, in all of them, her work is and continues to be a substantial contribution to knowledge that policy makers will be well advised to take into account if the region is to finally enter a path of structural transformation and sustained economic and social development.

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