LEADER 03482nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910811541903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-46159-0 010 $a1-283-54691-4 010 $a9786613859365 010 $a1-136-46160-4 010 $a0-203-12728-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203127285 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174133 035 $a(EBL)957016 035 $a(OCoLC)798532522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000678830 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11417449 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678830 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10737691 035 $a(PQKB)10150846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC957016 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL957016 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10551340 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL385936 035 $a(OCoLC)900238472 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174133 100 $a20110819d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPromoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America /$fLuciano Ciravegna 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aRegions and cities ;$v52 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-79212-8 311 $a0-415-68574-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a7. Innovation networks: linking academia and the private sector8. Local companies' networks with firms located abroad: building transnational social ties; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe spectacular economic performance of China, East Asia and India during the last ten years has ignited some profound changes in the world economy. The share of global demand, investments, trade and production of the traditional industrialized powers, the US, Europe and Japan, has gradually yet continuously declined. This rise of China also has implications for Latin America. On the one hand, booming Chinese demand for raw materials and food has sustained the economic performance of Latin America during the last decade. On the other hand, the competitiveness of China and as a hub for advan 410 0$aRegions and cities ;$v52. 606 $aHigh technology industries$zLatin America 606 $aInformation technology$zLatin America 606 $aIndustrial clusters$zLatin America 606 $aIndustrial promotion$zLatin America 615 0$aHigh technology industries 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aIndustrial clusters 615 0$aIndustrial promotion 676 $a338.4/7004098 700 $aCiravegna$b Luciano$f1978-$01658535 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811541903321 996 $aPromoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America$94012600 997 $aUNINA