Technological Revolutions and the Periphery

Understanding Global Development Through Regional Lenses

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque, Eduardo Da Motta E. Albuquerque, Eduardo Da Motta E Albuquerque

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This book evaluates the uneven propagation of technological revolutions, investigating the roots of this phenomenon in the absorptive capabilities that are built by countries and regions at the periphery.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-14
Mått155 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt365 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContributions to Economics
Antal sidor219
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031434389

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Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque is Full Professor at the Department of Economics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil). He received his PhD in economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in economics of science and technology, contemporary political economy, and evolutionary microeconomics. His research focuses on integrating evolutionary economics with the economics of development.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Theoretical framework and methodology.- Chapter 2: The impact of industrial revolution on the periphery - an "astonishing reversal".- Chapter 3: Two technological revolutions and a predominantly falling behind period.- Chapter 4: The fourth Long Wave and a predominantly limited catch up phase.- Chapter 5: The invention of the www, a new "reversal" and a new international division of labor.- Chapter 6: Heterogeneity at the periphery and the current reconfiguration of global capitalism.- Conclusion: towards an agenda for international reform.