Structural Reforms, Productivity and Technological Change in Latin America / Jorge M. Katz.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Katz, Jorge M., author.

Series:

Libros de la CEPAL ; no.64.

ECLAC Books ; no.64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2001.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Profound structural reforms have moved Latin America and the Caribbean from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market-oriented and open to the rest of the world. This publication looks at the effects of these reforms in an effort to determine whether such expectations as growth, increased productivity, the creation of new jobs and greater equity have been fulfilled. Focusing on technological change, the publication also examines the impact of the reforms on the process of innovation.

Contents:

Bibliography

The institutional and technological environment for the current debate on a new policy agenda

Economic, technological and institutional forces conditioning investment and innovation

Technological change and labour productivity growth in Latin American and manufacturing industries

Technological change and labour productivity growth in non-manufacturing sectors: Telecommunications services and mining

The dynamics of the industrial restructuring process

Preface

Towards a new policy agenda

Introduction

Foreword

The impact of structural reforms on employment, the trade balance in manufacturing and the relative productivity gap between small and large firms.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789211557909

Access Restriction:

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