Title Mexico's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy : Challenges and Opportunities

Published Washington : World Bank, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (186 pages) Series WBI development studies WBI development studies. Contents Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Part I. Need for a Transition to Knowledge-Based Economy; Figure 1.1 GDP per Capita Growth in the Republic of Korea and Mexico, 1960-2002; Figure 1.2 Four Projections of Mexico's Real GDP per Capita, 2001-2020; Box 1.1 Health Care Services as a Global Opportunity: Lessons from India; Figure 1.3 Manufacturing Productivity in Mexico, 1993-99; Figure 1.4 Manufacturing Industries in Mexico: Revealed Comparative Advantage by Technological Intensity; Figure 1.5 Microeconomic Competitiveness Figure 1.6 Patents of U.S. and Foreign Origin Granted by the U.S. Patent Office, 1981-2001Table 1.1 World Trade as a Percentage of Global GDP, by Income Level of Country, 1970 and 2001; Table 1.2 Value Added of Knowledge-Based Industries, OECD Countries; Table 1.3 Gross Domestic Expenditures on R & D as Percentage of GDP, 1981-2000; Table 1.4 R & D Spending in Selected Countries, by Income Level; Table 1.5 Investment in Tangibles and Intangibles, Selected O Summary Knowledge and its application are now widely recognized to be key sources of growth in the global economy. Putting knowledge to work allows countries to improve everyday life for their people, opening up new possibilities for small and medium-size enterprises and other less-developed economic groups. This volume examines the challenges and opportunties for Mexico's knowledge-based economy, offering strategies for making major improvements in the country's capacity to generate knowledge and transform it into wealth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) Notes English Print version record Subject Information society -- Mexico Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Mexico Technological innovations -- Government policy -- Mexico Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Mexico Education -- Economic aspects -- Mexico Economic history Economic policy Education -- Economic aspects Information society Information technology -- Economic aspects Technological innovations -- Economic aspects Technological innovations -- Government policy SUBJECT Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 1994- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96005098 Mexico -- Economic policy -- 1994- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96004863 Subject Mexico Form Electronic book ISBN 9780821369227 0821369229 6611385789 9786611385781 1281385786 9781281385789

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