State-owned enterprises as drivers for regional missions in the Global South: insights from INVAP in Patagonia and Agrogenética Riojana in Northwest Argentina

Manuel Gonzalo, Leila Mucarsel, Gabriela Starobinsky and Gastón Burlot

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2025, vol. 18, issue 3, 621-634

Abstract: This article addresses the lack of empirical evidence on the implementation of mission-oriented policies (MOPs) at the regional level by presenting two case studies from Argentina. It examines how subnational state-owned enterprises (SOEs) drive MOPs in peripheral regions, focusing on INVAP, a highly successful SOE of Río Negro, Patagonia, and Agrogenética Riojana, a young but well-established SOE of La Rioja, Northwest Argentina, the country’s most disadvantaged region. Drawing on a conceptual framework to assess SOEs’ productive resources and dynamic capabilities, this study contributes to the discussion on MOP implementation at the regional level, offering novel insights for Global South contexts.

Keywords: mission-oriented policies; state-owned enterprises; peripheral regions; Argentina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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