Doctorado en Ciencia Política
Economía Política (Primer Semestre 2014)
Sebastián Lucas Mazzuca
smazzuca@unsam.edu.ar
Descripción. Este curso ofrece una introducción a los principales conceptos, temas y
enfoques en economía política, así como a las herramientas metodológicas fundamentales
del análisis comparado y de política económica. Examina enfoques teóricos en competencia
(ej., geográficos versus institucionales) para entender cuatro fenómenos cruciales de la
economía política mundial: 1) crecimiento económico de largo plazo; 2) fluctuaciones
macroeconómicas (precios y empleo) de corto plazo; 3) democratización y cambio de
régimen; 4) gobernabilidad. También explora debates clásicos y recientes sobre la relación
entre Estado y mercado, y democracia y capitalismo. El curso se centra en los casos de
América latina, en especial Argentina, pero no son pocas las referencias a Europa
Occidental, el Sudeste Asiático, los Estados Unidos y África.
Objetivos. Capacitar a los estudiantes para hacer análisis de economía política en general,
y tener en cuenta los rasgos distintivos de las economías de América latina y Argentina en
particular. Al fin del curso, los estudiantes podrán entender restricciones y condicionantes
geográficos, institucionales, culturales y políticos sobre los márgenes de acción en materia
de política macroeconomía, así como desarrollar investigación acerca de las causas
fundamentales de las trayectorias de crecimiento económico de largo plazo.
Evaluación. La nota final del curso será un promedio ponderado del rendimiento en tres
actividades: 1) participación en clase (30%); 2) breve examen parcial (20%); 3) trabajo
escrito final.
Temas y Bibliografía
1. La “Brecha” económica. Trayectorias de Crecimiento de Largo Plazo. América
latina vs OCDE vs Tigres Asiáticos vs África.
1.a. Conceptos Fundamentales de Economía Política. Jueves 3 de Abril.
Notas de clase.
1.b. Inferencia Causal en Economía Política. Viernes 4 de Abril
Notas de clase.
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1.c. Hechos Estilizados de la Economía Política. Trayectorias de Crecimiento de Largo
Plazo. Sábado 5 de Abril.
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“The Jet Set,” The Economist, September 9, 2010.
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“Democracy Latino-style,” The Economist, September 9, 2010.
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“A Latin American Decade?,” The Economist, September 9, 2010.
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“Getting it Together at Last,” The Economist, September 9, 2010.
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Debate on Inequality,” FOCAL Policy Paper, 2004.
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September 2011.
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Modern Latin America, New York, OUP, 2010: 351-375.
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John H. Coatsworth, “Structures, Endowments, and Institutions in the Economic History of
Latin America,” Latin American Research Review, 40, 3, 2005: 126-144.
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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson, “Reversal of Fortune: Geography
and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution,”
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2) Visiones del Crecimiento Económico. Crecimiento de América latina. Casos y
períodos.
2.a. Enfoques I. Visiones Liberales, Institucionales y Culturales. Jueves 8 de mayo.
North.
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2.c. Crecimiento Económico Latinoamericano: Casos y Periodos. Sábado 10 de Mayo.
Matthew Lange, James Mahoney, and Matthias vom Hau, “Colonialism and Development: A
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3. Estado y Crecimiento. Variedades de Capitalismo. Variedades de Intervenciones
Estatales.
3.a. Variedades de Capitalismo (Avanzado). Jueves 5 de Junio.
Robert Solow, "The New Industrial State, or Son of Affluence," and reply by John
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Paul Pierson, “When Effect Becomes Cause. Policy Feedback and Political Change,” World
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3.b. Variedades de Estados y Capitalismos en el Sur Global. Viernes 6 de Junio.
Peter Smith, “The Rise and Fall of the Developmental State,” in Menno Vellinga (ed.), The
Changing Role of the State in Latin America, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998.
Atul Kohli, “The Political Economy of Development Strategies: Comparative Perspectives on
the Role of the State,” Comparative Politics, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jan., 1987), pp. 233-246.
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Peter Evans and James E. Rauch, “Bureaucracy and Growth: A Cross-National Analysis of
the Effects of “Weberian” Structures on Economic Growth,” American Sociological Review,
Vol. 64, No. 5 (Oct., 1999), pp. 748-765.
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No. 140, 35th Anniversary Issue (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 529-562.
Peter Evans, “Predatory, Developmental, and Other Apparatuses: A Comparative Political
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Ben Ross Schneider, “Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin
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Guillermo O’Donnell, “On the State, Democratization and some Conceptual Problems: A
Latin American view with glances at some postcommunist countries,” World Development,
21, 8, August 1993: 1355-1369.
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3.c. La Economía Contemporánea de América Latina y Argentina. Sábado 7 de junio.
Fernando H. Cardoso, “New Paths: Globalization in Historical Perspective,” Studies in
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Emily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre, Natural Resources in Latin America and the
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Kevin Gallagher and Roberto Porzecanski, “China Matters: China's Economic Impact in
Latin America,” Latin American Research Review, 43, 1, 2008: 185-200.
Mauricio Cárdenas and Adriana Kugler, “The Reversal of the Structural Transformation in
Latin America After China’s Emergence,” Working Paper Brookings Institution, 2011.
“The New Brazil” (Special Report), Financial Times, June 29, 2010.
Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, “From Old to New Developmentalism in Latin America,” in
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José María Fanelli, Argentina y el desarrollo económico en el siglo XXI ¿Cómo pensarlo? ¿Qué
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4. Democracia y Capitalismo. Teorías y casos.
4.a. Capitalismo y Democracia en Países Avanzados. Jueves 3 de Julio.
T. H. Marshall, "Citizenship and Social Class," in Christopher Pierson and
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4.b. Regímenes y Desarrollo. Hechos estilizados y teoría. Viernes 4 de Julio.
Peter H. Lindert, “Voice and Growth: Was Churchill Right?” NBER Working Paper 9749
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Michael Ross, “Does Oil Hinder Democracy,” World Politics, 53, April 2001, 325-61.
Paul Collier and Dominic Rohner, “Democracy, Development, and Conflict”, Journal of the
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