Mexico's transition to a knowledge-bsed eonomy : callenges and oportunities.

Mexico's transition to a knowledge-bsed eonomy : callenges and oportunities.

Knowledge and its application are now widely recognized to be key sources of growth in the global economy. Putting knowledge to work allows countries to improve everyday life for their people, opening up new possibilities for small and medium-size enterprises and other less-developed economic groups...

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Main Author: Dahlman, Carl J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : World Bank, 2008.
Series:WBI development studies.
Subjects:
Since 1994
Information society > Mexico.
Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Mexico.
Technological innovations > Government policy > Mexico.
Information technology > Economic aspects > Mexico.
Education > Economic aspects > Mexico.
Economic history
Economic policy
Education > Economic aspects
Information society
Information technology > Economic aspects
Technological innovations > Economic aspects
Technological innovations > Government policy
Mexico > Economic conditions > 1994-
Mexico > Economic policy > 1994-
Mexico
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Part I. Need for a Transition to Knowledge-Based Economy; Figure 1.1 GDP per Capita Growth in the Republic of Korea and Mexico, 1960-2002; Figure 1.2 Four Projections of Mexico's Real GDP per Capita, 2001-2020; Box 1.1 Health Care Services as a Global Opportunity: Lessons from India; Figure 1.3 Manufacturing Productivity in Mexico, 1993-99; Figure 1.4 Manufacturing Industries in Mexico: Revealed Comparative Advantage by Technological Intensity; Figure 1.5 Microeconomic Competitiveness.
  • Figure 1.6 Patents of U.S. and Foreign Origin Granted by the U.S. Patent Office, 1981-2001Table 1.1 World Trade as a Percentage of Global GDP, by Income Level of Country, 1970 and 2001; Table 1.2 Value Added of Knowledge-Based Industries, OECD Countries; Table 1.3 Gross Domestic Expenditures on R & D as Percentage of GDP, 1981-2000; Table 1.4 R & D Spending in Selected Countries, by Income Level; Table 1.5 Investment in Tangibles and Intangibles, Selected O.

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