Helen Shapiro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3654846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Shapiro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Shapiro |
| SIGNATURE | SHAPIRO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Alice Amsden's impact on Latin America
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, obstac…
High-Tech Trade Wars: U.S.-Brazilian Conflicts in the Global Economy (review)
In the 1970s, Brazil instituted a controversial industrial policy for its computer and telecommunications sector. Designed to break the country's dependence on foreign technology, the Informatics Law protected national producers from competing imports and kept foreign investment out of the minicomputer and personal computer markets, effectively preserving these markets for Brazilian firms. In High-Tech Trade Wars, Sara Schoonmaker recounts the su…
The Mechanics of Brazil’s Auto Industry
Neoliberal trends aside, the Brazilian state has developed specific sectoral policies to revitalize the auto industry. These policies-not market liberalization-account for the industry’s recent boom
Engines of Growth: The State and Transnational Auto Companies in Brazil
Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968
This article examines the negotiating process between the Brazilian state and transnational auto companies. It argues against dichotomous frameworks that emphasize either economic or political variables in shaping foreign direct investment and in favor of a more complicated bargaining framework that takes into account the strategic objectives of state policy as well as the form and timing of firm investment. Using archival evidence and interviews…
The state and industrial strategy
State Intervention and Industrialization: The Origins of the Brazilian Automotive Industry
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The state and industrial strategy
Alice Amsden's impact on Latin America
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, obstac…
Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968
This article examines the negotiating process between the Brazilian state and transnational auto companies. It argues against dichotomous frameworks that emphasize either economic or political variables in shaping foreign direct investment and in favor of a more complicated bargaining framework that takes into account the strategic objectives of state policy as well as the form and timing of firm investment. Using archival evidence and interviews…
State Intervention and Industrialization: The Origins of the Brazilian Automotive Industry
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The state and industrial strategy
Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968
This article examines the negotiating process between the Brazilian state and transnational auto companies. It argues against dichotomous frameworks that emphasize either economic or political variables in shaping foreign direct investment and in favor of a more complicated bargaining framework that takes into account the strategic objectives of state policy as well as the form and timing of firm investment. Using archival evidence and interviews…
Engines of Growth: The State and Transnational Auto Companies in Brazil
The Mechanics of Brazil’s Auto Industry
Neoliberal trends aside, the Brazilian state has developed specific sectoral policies to revitalize the auto industry. These policies-not market liberalization-account for the industry’s recent boom
High-Tech Trade Wars: U.S.-Brazilian Conflicts in the Global Economy (review)
In the 1970s, Brazil instituted a controversial industrial policy for its computer and telecommunications sector. Designed to break the country's dependence on foreign technology, the Informatics Law protected national producers from competing imports and kept foreign investment out of the minicomputer and personal computer markets, effectively preserving these markets for Brazilian firms. In High-Tech Trade Wars, Sara Schoonmaker recounts the su…
Alice Amsden's impact on Latin America
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, obstac…
Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Market economy (4 works) · Asian Industrial and Economic Development (3 works) · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · State (computer science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic Theory and Policy (2 works)