Colombia : Inputs for Sub-Regional Competitiveness Policies

In recent years, the Government of Colombia (GoC) has placed a high priority on competitiveness. Increasing globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, has led the government to focus on a complementary agenda to boost competitiveness in order to reap the benefits of increased trade integration. A bottom-up process of consultation, known as the Domestic Agenda, was launched with the aims of identifying key constraints at the local and sector levels and developing a set of competitiveness-oriented measures. This study aims at helping the GoC to fine-tune the mix of policies and actions to assist its regions in meeting development challenges and grasping opportunities from trade liberalization. Defining competitiveness as policies and actions to increase total factor productivity (TFP), this report seeks to provide inputs for the establishment of a strategy for sub regional competitiveness and growth through both examining the recent literature on the main instruments directed towards these objectives and evaluating sub-regional endowments, capacity, productive structure and the determinants of productivity levels in selected regions of Colombia. Three key areas for competitiveness are further explored: (a) overall investment climate; (b) infrastructure and logistics; and (c) human capital and innovation.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2008-06
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ACTION PLANS, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURE, AIR, ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY, AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY, BANKS, BENCHMARKING, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS CLIMATES, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS, BUSINESS OBJECTIVE, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESS SECTOR, BUSINESS SERVICES, BUSINESSES, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CAPITAL MARKETS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA, CONNECTIVITY, CONSOLIDATION, COORDINATION MECHANISMS, DECENTRALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DRIVERS, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INFORMATION, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, ECONOMIC STRUCTURES, ELASTICITIES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY SERVICES, EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORT SECTOR, EXPORTS, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN TRADE, FREE TRADE, FREIGHT, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH STRATEGIES, GROWTH THEORY, HIGH EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, ICT, INCOME, INCOME INEQUALITY, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICIES, INNOVATIONS, INSPECTION, INSPECTIONS, INSTITUTION, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR RELATIONS, LARGE CITIES, LATIN AMERICAN, LAWS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOGISTICS SYSTEM, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MANUFACTURING, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKETING, MATCHING GRANTS, MATHEMATICS, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MIDDLE EAST, MIGRATION, MOBILITY, NATIONAL ECONOMY, NATIONAL OUTPUT, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NORTH AFRICA, ONE-STOP SHOPS, ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS, OUTPUTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES, PROTOCOLS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, R&D, REAL GDP, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RESULT, RESULTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD, ROADS, SAVINGS, SITES, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAX EXPENDITURES, TAX INCENTIVES, TAXATION, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TELECOMMUNICATION, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRUE, UNEMPLOYMENT, USERS, USES, VALUE CHAINS, VOTERS, WAGE RIGIDITY, WAGES, WORK FORCE, WTO,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9757560/colombia-inputs-sub-regional-competitiveness-policies
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8079
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