Capacities extractivism: the case of the Argentine software and computer services sector

   The Argentine software and computer services sector (SSI) has been active for two decades, driven by public policies and international outsourcing. However, growth in the sector has currently stagnated. This stalling is the result of the extractivism of capacities that operate in three ways: pric...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Baum, Gabriel, Moncaut, Nicolás, Robert, Verónica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/69880
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/69880
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:software y servicios informáticos (SSI)
Extractivismo
exportación de servicios
desarrollo económico
software and computer services (SSI)
extractivism
export of services
economic development
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Sumario:   The Argentine software and computer services sector (SSI) has been active for two decades, driven by public policies and international outsourcing. However, growth in the sector has currently stagnated. This stalling is the result of the extractivism of capacities that operate in three ways: price-salaries, training and financial. The first explanation is the growing competition for costs resulting in contractions of wages and benefits. The second is capacity building that is geared to the requirements of international demand in standardized skills. The third is the financial valuation of the undertakings. This article builds a set of statistical information that enables this phenomenon for the Argentine case to be described and documented.