From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy : Trade and Job Quality.

From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy : Trade and Job Quality.

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Other Authors: De Ferranti, David M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2002.
Series:World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Viewpoints.
World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
Lateinamerika
Labor supply > Latin America.
Occupations > Latin America.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Commercial policy
Economic policy
Labor supply
Occupations
Arbeitsmarkt
Wirtschaftspolitik
Economische politiek.
Handelspolitiek.
Arbeidsmarkt.
Desenvolvimento econômico regional > América latina.
Política econômica > América latina.
Comércio internacional > América latina.
Política de emprego > América latina.
employment.
conditions of employment.
trade.
trade structure.
trade policy.
export.
economic development.
structural change.
natural resources.
comparative advantage.
information technology.
export diversification.
agricultural sector.
manufacturing.
productivity.
foreign investment.
human capital.
electronics industry.
tourism.
unemployment.
wages.
wage differential.
informal economy.
self employment.
microenterprise.
export processing zone.
women workers.
statistical table.
emploi.
conditions d'emploi.
commerce international.
structure du commerce international.
politique du commerce international.
exportation.
développement économique.
changement structurel.
ressources naturelles.
avantages comparés.
technologie de l'information.
diversification des exportations.
secteur agricole.
industries manufacturières.
productivité
investissement étranger.
capital humain.
industrie électronique.
tourisme.
chômage.
salaire.
disparité des salaires.
économie informelle.
travail indépendant.
micro entreprise.
zone franche d'exportation.
travailleuses.
tableau statistique.
empleo.
condiciones de empleo.
comercio internacional.
estructura comercial.
política de comercio internacional.
exportación.
desarrollo económico.
cambio estructural.
recursos naturales.
ventaja comparativa.
tecnología de la información.
diversificación de exportaciones.
sector agrícola.
industrias manufactureras.
productividad.
inversiones extranjeras.
capital humano.
industria electrónica.
turismo.
desempleo.
salario.
diferencia del salario.
economía informal.
trabajo a cuenta propia.
microempresa.
zona franca de exportación.
trabajadoras.
cuadros estadísticos.
Latin America > Commercial policy.
Latin America > Economic policy.
Latin America
Caribbean.
Latin America.
Caraïbes.
Amérique latine.
Caribe.
América Latina.
World Bank pub.
graph.
map.
pub Banque mondiale.
carte géographique.
graphique.
pub Banco Mundial.
gráfico.
mapa.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction and Summary
  • What Should Countries Rich in Natural Resources Do to Grow Faster and Improve the Quality of Their Jobs?
  • Answering Old and New Concerns about Trade
  • Lessons from Successful Natural Resource-Rich Countries: Play to Your Strengths
  • Building New Areas of Comparative Advantage
  • Are the New Jobs Good Jobs?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Comparative Advantage, Diversification, and Intra- Industry Trade: Determinants and Consequences
  • New Trade Theories, New Endowments, and New Patterns of TradeNew Factor Endowments: Industrial Clusters, Logistics Costs, and ICT and Knowledge
  • Comparative Advantage: Facts from LAC
  • The Regional Average since the Early 1980s
  • Are Traditional Endowments Destiny?
  • Trade and Endowments
  • Econometric Evidence
  • Export Diversification and IIT: Where Are We, and Does It Matter?
  • Export Diversification and IIT in LAC
  • Summary of Findings about Comparative Advantage, Diversification, and IIT
  • Notes
  • It's Not Just What You Produce, But How: Lessons from Comparative HistoryThe Lesson from History: Play to Your Strengths
  • Total Factor Productivity Growth and Development
  • Knowledge and Natural Resources: A Proven Recipe for Growth
  • Two Final Concerns
  • Why Was Latin America's Experience So Disappointing?
  • Distribution
  • Education and Technical Capacity
  • Disruptive Industrialization in the Postwar Period
  • Are the Successful Models Replicable? The Death of Distance, Fragmentation, and First- Mover Advantages
  • Notes
  • Recent LAC Experiences: The Role of Knowledge and InstitutionsChile's Agricultural Performance: The Case of Fresh Fruits Exports
  • Econometric Results
  • Net Rates of Protection
  • Research and Development in Chilean Agriculture
  • Argentina's and Uruguay's Export Diversification after Liberalization
  • BrazilÃŒs Reforms, Manufacturing Productivity, and EMBRAER
  • Exports and Foreign Investment in Central American Countries: Tax Incentives, Institutions, or Human Capital?
  • The Impact of NAFTA on MexicoÃŒs Trade Structure
  • Tourism and Development in the Caribbean
  • NotesHow We Work: Job Quality in Emerging Sectors
  • Employment
  • Wages and Distribution
  • Informality
  • New Jobs from Trade: Opportunity or Exploitation?
  • Conclusion: How Can We Continue to Raise Job Quality?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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