El triángulo escaleno. Litio y políticas de desarrollo productivo en Argentina, Bolivia y Chile

Abstract

Lithium has become a critical element in the global energy transition, and has assumed a strategic nature in countries endowed with abundant resources like Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. Socio-technical imaginaries have been developed around lithium, conceived as a platform for the development of local knowledge-intensive technological and productive capabilities. However, the public policy strategies adopted by each country differ widely in terms of targeted activities, policy tools, and the role played by public and private actors. The article characterises and compares the policy strategies pursued in each country to develop local production and technological capabilities and discusses their potential and limitations.

Keywords

• natural resources
• lithium
• extractive industries
• industrial policy
• capabilities