Helen Shapiro

TitleC9 & C10 Provost,
Associate Professor
DivisionSocial Sciences Division
DepartmentSociology Department,
College Nine,
College Ten
AffiliationsLatin American & Latino Studies,
College Nine and Ten
Phone831-459-3214
Email
OfficeSocial Sciences 1, Room 117D
Office HoursBy appointment (459-5852)
Campus Mail StopCollege Eight Faculty Services
Mail1156 High St
Santa Cruz, CA
95064
USA

Research Interests

Political economy; economic development in Latin America; industrial policy; business-government relations.

Biography, Education and Training

B.A. Hampshire College
Ph.D. Yale University

Selected Publications

"Review of Export Promotion Policies in Brazil," Integration and Trade, 1998.

Engines of Growth: The State and Transnational Auto Companies in Brazil (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994).

"Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Industry, 1956-1968," Business History Review, 65(4), Winter 1991.

"The State and Industrial Strategy" (with Lance Taylor), World Development 18 (6), June 1990.

Courses Taught

Colleges Nine and Ten Core Course