03482nam 2200721Ia 450 991081154190332120200520144314.01-136-46159-01-283-54691-497866138593651-136-46160-40-203-12728-510.4324/9780203127285 (CKB)2670000000174133(EBL)957016(OCoLC)798532522(SSID)ssj0000678830(PQKBManifestationID)11417449(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678830(PQKBWorkID)10737691(PQKB)10150846(MiAaPQ)EBC957016(Au-PeEL)EBL957016(CaPaEBR)ebr10551340(CaONFJC)MIL385936(OCoLC)900238472(EXLCZ)99267000000017413320110819d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPromoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America /Luciano Ciravegna1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledge20111 online resource (177 p.)Regions and cities ;52Description based upon print version of record.1-138-79212-8 0-415-68574-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 market7. Innovation networks: linking academia and the private sector8. Local companies' networks with firms located abroad: building transnational social ties; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe 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 advanRegions and cities ;52.High technology industriesLatin AmericaInformation technologyLatin AmericaIndustrial clustersLatin AmericaIndustrial promotionLatin AmericaHigh technology industriesInformation technologyIndustrial clustersIndustrial promotion338.4/7004098Ciravegna Luciano1978-1658535MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811541903321Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America4012600UNINA