Mexico's Transition to a Knowledge-based Economy: Challenges and Opportunities (Wbi Development Studies) [Paperback]

Carl J Dahlman (Editor), Yevgeny Kuznetsov (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0821369210 | ISBN-13: 978-0821369210 | Publication Date: March 10, 2008

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: World Bank Publications (March 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821369210
• ISBN-13: 978-0821369210
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,917,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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