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

This book is about how Mexico can transform itself into a knowledge based economy by tapping into a number of existing socioeconomic advantages: macroeconomic stability, emerging regional enterprise clusters that combine local talent with a dynamic private sector, geographical proximity to the world's knowledge economy powerhouse-the United States, as well as a rich cultural base that generates a wealth of ideas. Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy provides a broad assessment of the country'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 takes a dual approach in its analysis and recommendations. It 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kuznetsov, Yevgeny, Dahlman, Carl J.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2008
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ADSL, ADVERTISING, AGENTS, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, APPLIED R&D, ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE, AUTOMOBILE, BACKBONE, BENCHMARKING, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BROADBAND, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESSES, CALL CENTERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, COLLABORATION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPUTERS, CONSUMERS, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMER BASE, DEBT, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIGITAL MEDIA, DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER, DOI, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMIC THEORY, ELECTRICITY, ENGINEERS, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTRY POINTS, EQUIPMENT, EXPORTS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FREE TRADE, FUNCTIONALITY, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBALIZATION, GNP, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, GROWTH PROJECTIONS, GROWTH RATE, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, INNOVATION PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTION, INTEGRATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERFACE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET SERVICES, INVENTION, JOURNALS, KNOWLEDGE ASSETS, KNOWLEDGE BASE, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE GAPS, KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS, KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION, KNOWLEDGE WORKERS, LEARNING, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LEGAL SYSTEM, LICENSE, LICENSE FEES, LICENSES, LICENSING, LITERACY, LITERACY RATE, LOW INCOME, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MARKET SHARE, MARKET SHARES, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MERGERS, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ONLINE TRANSACTIONS, OUTSOURCING, PATENTS, PC, PILOT PROJECTS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PRINTING PRESS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTION INPUTS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLISHING, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, QUERIES, R&D, REAL GDP, REDUCTION OF COSTS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESULT, RESULTS, RURAL TELEPHONY, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, SCIENTISTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES, STANDARDIZATION, STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SUPPLY CHAINS, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY PARKS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE SERVICES, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TEXTILES, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRADE BALANCE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSACTION, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITIES, USER, USERS, USES, VALUE ADDED, VALUE CHAIN, VALUE CHAINS, WAGES, WEALTH, WEALTH CREATION, WEB, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9484351/mexicos-transition-knowledge-based-economy-challenges-opportunities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6431
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