The articulation of industrial and commercial policies in contemporary developing economies: an analytical discussion

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2000)

Apr-Jun / 2000
Published April 1, 2000
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How to Cite

Nassif, André Luiz. 2000. “The Articulation of Industrial and Commercial Policies in Contemporary Developing Economies: An Analytical Discussion”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 20 (2):189-211. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572000-1072.

The articulation of industrial and commercial policies in contemporary developing economies: an analytical discussion

André Luiz Nassif
Doutorando em Economia no Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – IE-UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil. Consultor da Fundação Centro de Estudos do Comércio Exterior (FUNCEX) e professor no Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), e economista do BNDES - Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 20 No. 2 (2000), Apr-Jun / 2000, Pages 189-211

Abstract

The article discusses the importance of the connection between industrial and
trade policies within the current process of globalization in the world economy. In spite of
being inspired by the recent Brazilian trade liberalization, all questions analyzed here are
basically theoretical ones. The author discusses how the connection between industrial and
trade policies are analyzed within the international trade theories as well as how the latter
offers theoretical arguments favorable to industrial policies.

JEL Classification: L52; F68.


Keywords: Globalization industrial policy industrialization protectionism