Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy :
challenges and opportunities /
Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J. Dahlman.

Description

Main Author

Kuznetsov, Yevgeny (Yevgeny N.), 1964-

Related Names

Dahlman, Carl J., 1950-
World Bank Institute.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.

Subjects

Technological innovations > Technological innovations / Government policy.
Technological innovations > Technological innovations / Economic aspects.
Knowledge economy.
Information technology > Information technology / Economic aspects.
Information society.
Education > Education / Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
Économie du savoir > Économie du savoir / Mexique.
Éducation > Éducation / Aspect économique > Éducation / Aspect économique / Mexique.
Technologie de l'information > Technologie de l'information / Aspect économique > Technologie de l'information / Aspect économique / Mexique.
Innovations > Innovations / Politique gouvernementale > Innovations / Politique gouvernementale / Mexique.
Innovations > Innovations / Aspect économique > Innovations / Aspect économique / Mexique.
Société informatisée > Société informatisée / Mexique.
Knowledge economy > Knowledge economy / Mexico.
Education > Education / Economic aspects > Education / Economic aspects / Mexico.
Information technology > Information technology / Economic aspects > Information technology / Economic aspects / Mexico.
Technological innovations > Technological innovations / Government policy > Technological innovations / Government policy / Mexico.
Technological innovations > Technological innovations / Economic aspects > Technological innovations / Economic aspects / Mexico.
Information society > Information society / Mexico.
Mexico.
Mexique > Mexique / Politique économique > Mexique / Politique économique / 1994-
Mexique > Mexique / Conditions économiques > Mexique / Conditions économiques / 1994-
Mexico > Mexico / Economic policy > Mexico / Economic policy / 1994-
Mexico > Mexico / Economic conditions > Mexico / Economic conditions / 1994-

Summary

This is an assessment of the Mexico's readiness to join the global knowledge economy, highlighting the importance of education and institutional reform, and of creating an environment that is conducive to innovation. This transformation, however, is not only about shaping the reform agenda from the top down. It also means trial-and-error experimentation to test what works and what doesn't in the Mexican context, and then taking successful bottom-up initiatives to scale. The book tackles both the strategic long-term agenda, which entails many difficult changes and choices, while also proposing a diversity of pragmatic, short- and medium-term entry points to initiate and promote the transition within the current institutional structure.

Note

"World Bank Institute"--Cover.

Physical Description

xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

ISBN

0821369229
9780821369227
0821369210
9780821369210

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