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

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: De Ferranti, David M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2002.
Colección:World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Viewpoints.
World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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