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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789928803321

Autore

Ciravegna Luciano <1978-, >

Titolo

Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America : lessons from Costa Rica / / Luciano Ciravegna

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-46159-0

1-283-54691-4

9786613859365

1-136-46160-4

0-203-12728-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Regions and cities ; ; 52

Disciplina

338.4/7004098

Soggetti

High technology industries - Latin America

Information technology - Latin America

Industrial clusters - Latin America

Industrial promotion - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



has implications for Latin America. On the one hand, booming Chinese demand for raw materials and food has sustained the economic performance of Latin America during the last decade. On the other hand, the competitiveness of China and as a hub for advan