Asian Innovation Experiences and Latin American Visions: Exploiting shifts in techno-economic paradigms

Carlota Perez' intellectual development and research interests have been well covered in other papers in the volume. This paper focuses on one lesser-known dimension of Perez' life long work, namely, her leading role in translating academic research into practical strategies and ways forward (called visions) for Latin America. Carlota's recent work in this area builds on substantial early and her subsequent observations of (largely unsuccessful) attempts to move export-led growth paths on the part of Latin American countries under 'new-liberal' or Washington Consensus policies.