Structural Reforms, Productivity and Technological Change in Latin America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Jorge M., Author.

Contributor:

United Nations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Latin America.

Economic development.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Latin America.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] United Nations Publications 2005

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the 1990s, profound structural reforms have moved Latin America and the Caribbean from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market-oriented and open. Policymakers expected that these changes would speed up growth. This book is part of a multi-year project to determine whether these expectation have been fulfilled.; Focusing on technological change, the impact of the reforms on the process of innovation is examined. It notes that the development process is proving to be highly heterogenous across industries, regions and firms and can be described as strongly inequitable. This differentiation that has emerged has implications for job creation, trade balance, and the role of small and medium sized firms. This ultimately suggests, amongst other things, the need for policies to better spread the use of new technologies.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

1-280-14271-5

9786610142712

1-4175-5727-3

OCLC:

1007078735