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Innovation and Inclusion in Latin America

Part of the Studies of the Americas Book Series

Editors: Foxley, Alejandro; Stallings, Barbara

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59682-6

ISBN: 978-1-137-59681-9

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US - Springer Journals

Jun 7, 2016

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Chapter 1Innovation, Inclusion, and Institutions: East Asian Lessons for Latin America?

Stallings, Barbara

Pages: 1 –32

[Latin American countries have made substantial progress with respect to some socioeconomic indicators in recent decades. Indeed, many countries in the region now enjoy middle-income status within the international context. This progress was accelerated by the “commodity super-cycle” during the...
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Chapter 2Inclusive Development: Escaping the Middle-Income Trap

Foxley, Alejandro

Pages: 33 –57

[Latin America is once again facing familiar challenges: How to sustain high growth rates when the global economy has decelerated and commodity prices have fallen, and at the same time prioritize social inclusion as a requisite for long-term sustainability of the development process. If these...
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Chapter 3Industrial Upgrading and Innovation Capability for Inclusive Growth: Lessons from East Asia

Lee, Keun

Pages: 59 –88

[Generating and sustaining economic growth can be a precondition for “better and more” distribution and, consequently, inclusive growth. If growth can be sustained not only for a single decade but also for two or more decades, such growth will surely lead to increased equity because it will push...
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Chapter 4Perspectives on Latin American Technological Innovation

Meller, Patricio; Gana, Joaquín

Pages: 89 –114

[In the global economy of the twenty-first century, technological innovation is fundamental for emerging countries to achieve three interrelated goals: to increase economic growth, to raise international competitiveness, and to generate a path toward convergence with developed economies. Yet...
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Chapter 5Policies and Institutions for Driving Innovation in Latin America

Rivas, Gonzalo

Pages: 115 –140

[Most Latin American economies have a limited degree of innovation. Regardless of the indicator used, comparisons of the reality of the region to the more developed countries show substantial differences that have grown larger over time, rather than diminishing. Even more worrisome, however, are...
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Chapter 6Productivity, Education, and the Economic Inclusion of Workers and Small Firms in East Asian Development

Deyo, Frederic C.

Pages: 141 –173

[East Asia’s much-heralded “economic miracle” has generated a vast literature on the role of manufactured exports in generating growth in economies lacking natural resources and agricultural potential. That growth, made sustainable by continuing technological advance, has brought favorable social...
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Chapter 7Integration, Productivity, and Inclusion in Mexico: A Macro Perspective

Blecker, Robert A.

Pages: 175 –204

[Among the larger Latin American nations, Mexico stands out for attempting to escape the middle-income trap through a development strategy focused on economic integration. By joining the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT, the predecessor to the World Trade Organization) in 1986,...
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Chapter 8Middle Classes and Education in Latin America

Larrañaga, Osvaldo; Rodríguez, María Eugenia

Pages: 205 –228

[Other chapters in this book have strongly emphasized education as a key element in promoting productivity and, consequently, economic growth. In particular, it has been said that education in science and technology is necessary for promoting innovation. But education is also important for social...

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