Vol. 1 (2009): núm. especial, vol. 1
Artículos

Cambio tecnológico y crecimiento económico: Algunas lecciones de pautas seculares y algunas conjeturas sobre el impacto actual de las TIC

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  • Carolina Castaldi,
  • Giovanni Dosi
Carolina Castaldi
Escuela Santa Ana de Estudios Avanzados y Universidad de Groningen
Biografía
Giovanni Dosi
Universidad de Sussex; Universidad de Columbia y Escuela de Santa Ana de Estudios Avanzados de Pisa
Biografía
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24275/ETYPUAM/NE/E012009/Castaldi
Publicado noviembre 1, 2009
Palabras clave
  • Cambio tecnológico,
  • crecimiento económico,
  • TIC (tecnologías de la información y comunicación)
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Resumen

Este ensayo discute la relación entre las pautas de cambio tecnológico y el desarrollo económico desde una perspectiva evolutiva. Aquí sostenemos que las modalidades y el ritmo de tales dinámicas conjuntas están sumamente influidas por el surgimiento de nuevos paradigmas o regímenes tecnoeconómicos. Las tic son las impulsoras del paradigma actual, el cual, nos proponemos mostrar, está todavía en un estadio de difusión incipiente, particularmente en los países en desarrollo. A partir de la evidencia histórica, argumentamos que la aproximación de los países en desarrollo depende decisivamente de su capacidad para dominar la tecnología inherente al paradigma tecnoeconómico dominante. Más adelante discutimos las amenazas y las oportunidades relativas a una posible ruta de desarrollo con base en las TIC.
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