State capabilities and industrial policy

the relational dimension

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v76ia.10890

Keywords:

state capacities, industrial policy, coalitions, mission

Abstract

This article explores the political dimension of the relationship between state capacities and industrial policy. The analysis of the recent experience of industrial policy in Brazil has made it possible to understand the relational element of state capacities. For industrial policy to occupy the necessary centrality and legitimacy with a time horizon beyond electoral cycles, it requires societal recognition capable of putting political pressure on the executive and legislative branches. Giving visibility and building consensus around industrial development is an integral part of the politics of state capacities. The context of resuming industrial policy faces a much more complex political, social, economic, and environmental environment than in the first decade of the 21st century. The aspiration of broader neo-industrialization is to enable the country to break out of the middle-income trap. To this end, the vision of the future or fictional expectations (Beckert,2016) constitutes an impetus in the relationship between industrial policy and state capacities. Two Gordian knots that require an aggiornamento of state capacities are the relational dimension with political, social, and economic actors who must take up the societal, political, and transformational potential aspects of industrial policy in economic development.

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Moisés Villamil Balestro, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasil

PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Brasília (UnB). Master's in Business Administration from UFRGS. Associate Professor at UnB in the Comparative Studies on the Americas Graduate Program (ECSA). Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University. Leader of the Comparative Studies in Economic Sociology Group at CNPQ. Researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Public Policy, Strategy and Development (INCT/PPED).

Flavio Gaitán, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (Unila), Brasil

PhD in Political Science from the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (2009). Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Latin American Integration (Unila). Researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Public Policies, Strategies and Development (INCT/PPED). Member of the Poverty and Social Policies research group of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (Clacso). Leader of the research group on Social Protection at CNPq.

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2025-06-25

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Balestro, M. V., & Gaitán, F. (2025). State capabilities and industrial policy: the relational dimension. Revista Do Serviço Público, 76(a), 194-218. https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v76ia.10890

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Vol. 76 No. a (2025): State capabilities for implementing industrial and innovation policies - Special Issue

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Capacidades estatais para implementação de políticas industriais e de inovação

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