Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America

This paper assesses the relative participation of Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and Nicaragua in fragmented world production. Based on trade statistics from 2000 to 2004, it analyses whether the trade flows of these economies have evolved towards production sharing schemes and how great this type of...

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Main Authors: Calfat, German, Cassimon, Danny, Flôres Jr., Renato G., Rivas, Ana
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Instituto de Economía y Finanzas. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidada Nacional de Córdoba. 2011
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/6511
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Cassimon, Danny
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description This paper assesses the relative participation of Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and Nicaragua in fragmented world production. Based on trade statistics from 2000 to 2004, it analyses whether the trade flows of these economies have evolved towards production sharing schemes and how great this type of trade is in order to sustain their presence into the world economy. Guatemala and Nicaragua hold a moderate participation in a global production chain under a North-South trade pattern. Nonetheless, their participation is threatened by international competition and their dependence on a unique market. Brazil has consolidated participation into few chains of production showing a more diversified North–South trade pattern. Argentina has attained insertion into the automotive chain of production whereas its participation in other ones is still limited. The country has a more South-South trade pattern, which exposes it to a certain degree of dependence.
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spelling oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-65112022-04-06T22:39:25Z Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America Lejos de los campeones, cerca de los mediocres. La producción internacional compartida en América Central y del Sur Calfat, German Cassimon, Danny Flôres Jr., Renato G. Rivas, Ana sharing production fragmentation trade in parts and components outsourcing F10 F23 L23 producción compartida segmentación comercio de partes y componentes tercerización F10 F23 L23 This paper assesses the relative participation of Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and Nicaragua in fragmented world production. Based on trade statistics from 2000 to 2004, it analyses whether the trade flows of these economies have evolved towards production sharing schemes and how great this type of trade is in order to sustain their presence into the world economy. Guatemala and Nicaragua hold a moderate participation in a global production chain under a North-South trade pattern. Nonetheless, their participation is threatened by international competition and their dependence on a unique market. Brazil has consolidated participation into few chains of production showing a more diversified North–South trade pattern. Argentina has attained insertion into the automotive chain of production whereas its participation in other ones is still limited. The country has a more South-South trade pattern, which exposes it to a certain degree of dependence. En este trabajo se evalúa la participación relativa de Argentina, Brasil, Guatemala y Nicaragua en la producción segmentada. En base a estadísticas de comercio exterior (2000–2004), se analiza si el comercio de estas economías ha evolucionado dentro de cadenas globales de producción y cuán grande este tipo de comercio es a efectos de mantener su presencia en la economía mundial. Siguiendo un patrón de comercio Norte-Sur, Guatemala y Nicaragua mantienen una moderada participación en una cadena global de producción. Sin embargo, su participación está amenazada por la competencia internacional y por su dependencia en un solo mercado. Brasil ha logrado participación en varias cadenas de producción, mostrando un patrón de comercio Norte-Sur más diversificado. Argentina ha logrado inserción en la cadena de producción automotriz mientras que su participación en otras cadenas es aún limitada. Su patrón de comercio Sur-Sur lo expone a un cierto grado de dependencia. Instituto de Economía y Finanzas. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidada Nacional de Córdoba. 2011-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/6511 10.55444/2451.7321.2011.v49.n1.6511 Revista de Economía y Estadística; Vol. 49 No. 1 (2011); 101-137 Revista de Economía y Estadística; Vol. 49 Núm. 1 (2011); 101-137 2451-7321 0034-8066 10.55444/2451.7321.2011.v49.n1 eng https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/6511/7596 Derechos de autor 2011 German Calfat, Danny Cassimon, Renato G. Flôres Jr., Ana Rivas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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fragmentation
trade in parts and components
outsourcing
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F23
L23
producción compartida
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comercio de partes y componentes
tercerización
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F23
L23
Calfat, German
Cassimon, Danny
Flôres Jr., Renato G.
Rivas, Ana
Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title_alt Lejos de los campeones, cerca de los mediocres. La producción internacional compartida en América Central y del Sur
title_full Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title_fullStr Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title_full_unstemmed Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title_short Far from Champions, close to Midgets International Production Sharing in Central and South America
title_sort far from champions close to midgets international production sharing in central and south america
topic sharing production
fragmentation
trade in parts and components
outsourcing
F10
F23
L23
producción compartida
segmentación
comercio de partes y componentes
tercerización
F10
F23
L23
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fragmentation
trade in parts and components
outsourcing
F10
F23
L23
producción compartida
segmentación
comercio de partes y componentes
tercerización
F10
F23
L23
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/6511
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