Nuevo trato a las materias primas

Authors

  • Theodore H. Moran

Abstract

Today's strong trends toward economic nationalism have been providing many commodity-producing countries both the opportunity and the courage to drive out foreign investors. The first question one must ask in these cases is whether these nationalist countries, after finally achieving a certain degree of economic "independence" in the field of their raw materials, will be able to keep production on an efficient footing. In a vertically integrated, oligopolistic branch of industry, the possibilities open to nationalist groups depend on where the barriers to competition are located. Where barriers to competition remain under the control of nationalist governments, the interests of the country are better served if it maintains its place within the international oligopolistic system and ably abides by the accepted rules for that industrial branch.

Keywords:

Economic Nationalism, Raw Materials, Multinational Corporations, Underdeveloped Countries, Vertical Integration

Author Biography

Theodore H. Moran

Es profesor adjunto de ciencias políticas y facultad asociada del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Vanderbilt e interviene en las conclusiones y comprobaciones de hipótesis sobre economía política internacional. Su última obra, "Expansión exterior como necesidad institucional para el capitalismo corporativo : investigación para un experimento radical", será publicada por "World politics" en abril de 1973.