Carlota Perez – författare

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital presents a novel interpretation of the good and bad times in the economy, taking a long-term perspective and linking technology and finance in an original and convincing way.

Carlota Perez draws upon Schumpeter''s theories of the clustering of innovations to explain why each technological revolution gives rise to a paradigm shift and a ''New Economy'' and how these ''opportunity explosions'', focused on specific industries, also lead to the recurrence of financial bubbles and crises. These findings are illustrated with examples from the past two centuries: the industrial revolution, the age of steam and railways, the age of steel and electricity, the emergence of mass production and automobiles, and the current information revolution/knowledge society.

By analyzing the changing relationship between finance capital and production capital during the emergence, diffusion and assimilation of new technologies throughout the global economic system, this seminal book sheds new light on some of the most pressing economic problems of today.

A bold interpretation of how the changing relationship between technological advances and financial capital shapes the patterns of economic cycles, this path-breaking book will provide essential insights for business leaders, policymakers, academics and others concerned with managing change in the world economy.

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital presents a novel interpretation of the good and bad times in the economy, taking a long-term perspective and linking technology and finance in an original and convincing way.Carlota Perez draws upon Schumpeter's theories of the clustering of innovations to explain why each technological revolution gives rise to a paradigm shift and a 'New Economy' and how these 'opportunity explosions', focused on specific industries, also lead to the recurrence of financial bubbles and crises. These findings are illustrated with examples from the past two centuries: the industrial revolution, the age of steam and railways, the age of steel and electricity, the emergence of mass production and automobiles, and the current information revolution/knowledge society.By analyzing the changing relationship between finance capital and production capital during the emergence, diffusion and assimilation of new technologies throughout the global economic system, this seminal book sheds new light on some of the most pressing economic problems of today.A bold interpretation of how the changing relationship between technological advances and financial capital shapes the patterns of economic cycles, this path-breaking book will provide essential insights for business leaders, policymakers, academics and others concerned with managing change in the world economy.

Energía, institucionalidad y desarrollo en América Latina recoge una serie de ensayos que revisan lo que ha implicado el sector energético para la región y adelantan propuestas de política pública de cara al futuro. Además de ello, y dado que el nuevo ciclo de una energía descarbonizada abre nuevas oportunidades, analizan las posibilidades de desarrollo y los marcos institucionales necesarios para aprovechar y fomentar un crecimiento inclusivo y sostenible, que permita cerrar las brechas que Latinoamérica atávicamente ha enfrentado.Ramón J. Espinasa Vendrell dedicó su vida intelectual a estos temas, y es apropiado honrarlo con esta colección de ensayos escritos por expertos que compartieron su vida profesional y afectiva a lo largo de muchos años, no solo en Venezuela, sino en buena parte de América Latina; y no solo en lo relativo al petróleo, sino en lo atinente a la energía más allá de los hidrocarburos.Este libro, pues, constituye un homenaje al amigo entrañable, así como a las ideas que trabajó y que hoy siguen siendo relevantes y objeto de mucho debate. Sus autores no solo lo hacen con afecto, sino compartiendo con Espinasa la pasión por el trabajo intelectual y el entusiasmo por contribuir al desarrollo de una región que todavía no logra materializar su potencial de desarrollo.