La industria automotriz en América Latina: estudios de las relaciones entre trabajo, tecnología y desarrollo socioeconómico

Abstract

This book aims at analyzing the trajectory of the automotive industry in Latin America, focusing on the social, economic, and political implications inherent to the establishment of this sector in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. The topics regarding the world of work and its relationship with technology and socio economic development appear as guiding axes of the analysis process. In its two volumes, the work consists of chapters presenting researches by specialists dedicated to mattersranging from the organization of the automotive chain in the main countries in which it is present on the continent, to the ways of managing labour in factories and their consequences to workers in economic, political, social, health, and safety aspects. The relationship between the State and private corporations (as in public policies topromote the growth of such industry) is addressed, as wellas the role of the organization and mobilization ofworkers’ unions in such processes. Additionally, there are analysis on topics such as the links between the automotive industry and other sectors (such as oil orfinances) and trade unfolding at the level of regional blocs (Mercosur and NAFTA), as well as studies on the impact son development dynamics location of enterprises linked tothis industrial chain. It is a work that contributes with new and innovative knowledge on such subjects, positioning itself as reference material for professionals from different areas and activities, from those involved in academic research, to those who have prospecting, formulation, and decision-making roles.