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UNINA9910461686003321 |
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Autore |
Ciravegna Luciano <1978-, > |
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Titolo |
Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America : lessons from Costa Rica / / Luciano Ciravegna |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-54691-4 |
9786613859365 |
1-136-46160-4 |
0-203-12728-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Regions and cities ; ; 52 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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High technology industries - Latin America |
Information technology - Latin America |
Industrial clusters - Latin America |
Industrial promotion - Latin America |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: searching for sustainable development models in Latin America; 2. Theoretical background; 3. Building ICT clusters in Latin America: the Costa Rican experience; 4. From foreign direct investment to multinational corporations' networks with local firms; 5. Financing networks: investors networks in the Costa Rican cluster; 6. Networks of Costa Rican ICT producers: local rivalries in a small market |
7. Innovation networks: linking academia and the private sector8. Local companies' networks with firms located abroad: building transnational social ties; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The spectacular economic performance of China, East Asia and India during the last ten years has ignited some profound changes in the world economy. The share of global demand, investments, trade and production of the traditional industrialized powers, the US, Europe and Japan, has gradually yet continuously declined. This rise of China also |
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