Theories of competitiveness: a synthesis

LAS TEORÍAS DE LA COMPETITIVIDAD: UNA SÍNTESIS

La competitividad es una preocupación para todos los agentes económicos e incluso para toda una sociedad debido a su relación con el desarrollo económico, el aumento de la producción y el empleo. El artículo ofrece una visión general de las principales teorías desde la ventaja comparativa hasta las teorías de la ventaja competitiva y las nuevas teorías de la competitividad y el comercio internacional. Se empleó el método cualitativo/cuantitativo y técnicas de análisis documental sobre fuentes secundarias de información. Se concluye que los rendimientos constantes y la competencia perfecta determinan la competitividad en las teorías tradicionales, mientras que los rendimientos crecientes y la competencia imperfecta caracterizan la competitividad en los nuevos enfoques.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21017/Rev.Repub.2021.v31.a110

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