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Challenges and change in middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / / edited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu
Challenges and change in middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / / edited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (585 p.)
Disciplina 338.972
Altri autori (Persone) McIlwaineCathy <1965->
WillisKatie <1968->
Collana DARG Regional Development Series
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-138-13877-0
1-315-83844-3
1-317-87689-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Men, women and household diversity; 3 Ethnicities, nationalism and racism; 4 Perspectives on poverty, vulnerability and exclusion; 5 Making a living: employment, livelihoods and the informal sector; 6 Open for business: strategies for economic diversification; 7 Sowing the seeds of modernity: the insertion of agriculture into the global market
8 Unsustainable development: environmental protection issues in rural and coastal areas9 Dependency, diversity and change: towards sustainable urbanisation; 10 Social roles and spatial relations of NGOs and civil society: participation and effectiveness post-hurricane ''Mitch''; 11 Conclusion; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463765003321
Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
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Challenges and change in middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / / edited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu
Challenges and change in middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / / edited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (585 p.)
Disciplina 338.972
Altri autori (Persone) McIlwaineCathy <1965->
WillisKatie <1968->
Collana DARG Regional Development Series
ISBN 1-317-87688-1
1-138-13877-0
1-315-83844-3
1-317-87689-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Men, women and household diversity; 3 Ethnicities, nationalism and racism; 4 Perspectives on poverty, vulnerability and exclusion; 5 Making a living: employment, livelihoods and the informal sector; 6 Open for business: strategies for economic diversification; 7 Sowing the seeds of modernity: the insertion of agriculture into the global market
8 Unsustainable development: environmental protection issues in rural and coastal areas9 Dependency, diversity and change: towards sustainable urbanisation; 10 Social roles and spatial relations of NGOs and civil society: participation and effectiveness post-hurricane ''Mitch''; 11 Conclusion; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787812003321
Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
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Changing structure of Mexico : political, social, and economic prospects / / Laura Randall, editor
Changing structure of Mexico : political, social, and economic prospects / / Laura Randall, editor
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (568 p.)
Disciplina 972.08/4
Altri autori (Persone) RandallLaura
Collana Columbia University seminar series
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-315-70585-0
1-317-47510-0
1-280-93423-9
9786610934232
0-7656-2217-3
Classificazione 83.30
74.26
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Reinventing Mexico / Laura Randall. -- Ideologies and values / Miguel Basáñez. -- Problem of political consolidation in Mexico / Soledad Loaeza. -- Mexican foreign policy / Pamela K. Starr. -- Mexico's foreign economic policy / Sidney Weintraub. -- The Mexican economy: transformation and challenges / Alejandro M. Werner, Rodrigo Barros, and José F. Ursúa. -- Regional difference and the economic and social geography of Mexico at the beginning of the twenty-first century / Boris Graizbord and Adrián Guillermo Aguilar. -- NAFTA-driven changes in the regional pattern of economic growth in Mexico: profile and determinants / Rafael Tamayo-Flores. -- Changes in determinants of tax policy / Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra. -- Changing constraints of monetary policy: distortions and resolution in Mexico's financial system / Eugenia Correa. -- Mexico's public sector debt and debt management / Graciana del Castillo. -- Changing patterns in Mexican science and technology policy (1990-2003): still far from economic development / Jordy Micheli Thirión and Rubén Oliver Espinoza. -- The reshaping of agricultural policy in Mexico / Antonio Yúnez-Naude and Fernando Barceinas Paredes. -- Mexican oil, gas, electricity generation, and energy consumption / Juan Quintanilla Martínez and Mariano Bauer E. --
Industrial development and technology policy: the case of the maquiladoras / Oscar F. Contreras. -- Principally women: gender in the politics of Mexican education / Fernando Reimers. -- The environment: or how social issues affect the commitment of environmental tasks / Javier Delgado... [et al]. -- Beyond islands? Sustainable rural development in Mexico / David Barton Bray, Skya Rose Murphy, and Melissa Cornejo. -- Flowing uphill toward money: groundwater management and ejidal producers in Mexico's free trade environment / Margaret Wilder and Scott Whiteford. -- The justice system: judiciary. military, and human rights / Hugo Alejandro Concha Cantú. -- Institutionalizing Mexico's new democracy / Joseph L. Klesner. -- The political participation of women in contemporary Mexico / María Luisa Tarrés. -- Religion, church, and state in contemporary Mexico / Roberto Blancarte. -- Mexican labor in a context of political, social, and economic change, 1982-2002 / Francisco Zapata. -- Mexico-U.S. migration: economic effects and policy impact / Pia M. Orrenius. -- Understanding Mexican philanthropy / Consuelo Castro. -- The health of women in Mexico: opportunities and challenges / Ana Langer and Jennifer Catino. -- Nongovernmental organizations and the changing structure of Mexican politics: the cases of environmental and human rights policy / Fernanda Somuano. -- Change and continuity in attention to poverty in Mexico / Sara Gordon Rapoport.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457606003321
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
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Changing structure of Mexico : political, social, and economic prospects / / Laura Randall, editor
Changing structure of Mexico : political, social, and economic prospects / / Laura Randall, editor
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (568 p.)
Disciplina 972.08/4
Altri autori (Persone) RandallLaura
Collana Columbia University seminar series
ISBN 1-317-47509-7
1-315-70585-0
1-317-47510-0
1-280-93423-9
9786610934232
0-7656-2217-3
Classificazione 83.30
74.26
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Reinventing Mexico / Laura Randall. -- Ideologies and values / Miguel Basáñez. -- Problem of political consolidation in Mexico / Soledad Loaeza. -- Mexican foreign policy / Pamela K. Starr. -- Mexico's foreign economic policy / Sidney Weintraub. -- The Mexican economy: transformation and challenges / Alejandro M. Werner, Rodrigo Barros, and José F. Ursúa. -- Regional difference and the economic and social geography of Mexico at the beginning of the twenty-first century / Boris Graizbord and Adrián Guillermo Aguilar. -- NAFTA-driven changes in the regional pattern of economic growth in Mexico: profile and determinants / Rafael Tamayo-Flores. -- Changes in determinants of tax policy / Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra. -- Changing constraints of monetary policy: distortions and resolution in Mexico's financial system / Eugenia Correa. -- Mexico's public sector debt and debt management / Graciana del Castillo. -- Changing patterns in Mexican science and technology policy (1990-2003): still far from economic development / Jordy Micheli Thirión and Rubén Oliver Espinoza. -- The reshaping of agricultural policy in Mexico / Antonio Yúnez-Naude and Fernando Barceinas Paredes. -- Mexican oil, gas, electricity generation, and energy consumption / Juan Quintanilla Martínez and Mariano Bauer E. --
Industrial development and technology policy: the case of the maquiladoras / Oscar F. Contreras. -- Principally women: gender in the politics of Mexican education / Fernando Reimers. -- The environment: or how social issues affect the commitment of environmental tasks / Javier Delgado... [et al]. -- Beyond islands? Sustainable rural development in Mexico / David Barton Bray, Skya Rose Murphy, and Melissa Cornejo. -- Flowing uphill toward money: groundwater management and ejidal producers in Mexico's free trade environment / Margaret Wilder and Scott Whiteford. -- The justice system: judiciary. military, and human rights / Hugo Alejandro Concha Cantú. -- Institutionalizing Mexico's new democracy / Joseph L. Klesner. -- The political participation of women in contemporary Mexico / María Luisa Tarrés. -- Religion, church, and state in contemporary Mexico / Roberto Blancarte. -- Mexican labor in a context of political, social, and economic change, 1982-2002 / Francisco Zapata. -- Mexico-U.S. migration: economic effects and policy impact / Pia M. Orrenius. -- Understanding Mexican philanthropy / Consuelo Castro. -- The health of women in Mexico: opportunities and challenges / Ana Langer and Jennifer Catino. -- Nongovernmental organizations and the changing structure of Mexican politics: the cases of environmental and human rights policy / Fernanda Somuano. -- Change and continuity in attention to poverty in Mexico / Sara Gordon Rapoport.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784471403321
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
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Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : economic, political and social issues / / Maria L. Castro and Irene P. Navarro, editors
Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : economic, political and social issues / / Maria L. Castro and Irene P. Navarro, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (195 p.)
Disciplina 330.972
Altri autori (Persone) CastroMaria L
NavarroIrene P
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-61470-244-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910461541703321
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
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Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : economic, political and social issues / / Maria L. Castro and Irene P. Navarro, editors
Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : economic, political and social issues / / Maria L. Castro and Irene P. Navarro, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (195 p.)
Disciplina 330.972
Altri autori (Persone) CastroMaria L
NavarroIrene P
ISBN 1-61470-244-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Is NAFTA behind the Mexican export boom (1994-2000)? / Daniel Garces-Diaz -- Mexico / Charles B. Vertos -- Mexico-U.S. relations : issues for Congress / Colleen W. Cook, Rebecca G. Rush and Mark P. Sullivan -- Architect or home builder? President George W. Bush, Mexico, and the misunderstood European referent / Mark J. Miller -- Free trade and women in business : women's organizations can make a difference / Elsie Echeverri-Carroll, Daniela Brandazza and Cecilia Giusti -- Women entrepreneurs in the Americas / Elsie Echeverri-Carroll and Daniela Brandazza -- Modeling asymmetric consumer behavior and demand equations for bridging gaps in retailing / Rajagopal -- Coming to terms with abortion in Mexico / Andrzej Kulczycki -- An interaction model of HIV/AIDS prevention based in Hispanic parent-adolescent communication about sex / Raquel Benavides-Torres, Claude Bonazzo, Edith Cruz-Quevedo.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790454403321
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
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Mexico and the future [[electronic resource] /] / Donald E. Schulz
Mexico and the future [[electronic resource] /] / Donald E. Schulz
Autore Schulz Donald E. <1942->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Carlisle Barracks, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, , [1995]
Soggetto topico National security - Mexico
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910693549803321
Schulz Donald E. <1942->  
Carlisle Barracks, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, , [1995]
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Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and opportunities / / Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J. Dahlman
Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and opportunities / / Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J. Dahlman
Autore Kuznetsov Yevgeny (Yevgeny N.), <1964->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (186 p.)
Disciplina 338.972
Altri autori (Persone) DahlmanCarl J. <1950->
Collana WBI development studies
Soggetto topico Education - Economic aspects - Mexico
Information society - Mexico
Information technology - Economic aspects - Mexico
Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Mexico
Technological innovations - Government policy - Mexico
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-38578-6
9786611385781
0-8213-6922-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Part I. Need for a Transition to Knowledge-Based Economy; Figure 1.1 GDP per Capita Growth in the Republic of Korea and Mexico, 1960-2002; Figure 1.2 Four Projections of Mexico's Real GDP per Capita, 2001-2020; Box 1.1 Health Care Services as a Global Opportunity: Lessons from India; Figure 1.3 Manufacturing Productivity in Mexico, 1993-99; Figure 1.4 Manufacturing Industries in Mexico: Revealed Comparative Advantage by Technological Intensity; Figure 1.5 Microeconomic Competitiveness
Figure 1.6 Patents of U.S. and Foreign Origin Granted by the U.S. Patent Office, 1981-2001 Table 1.1 World Trade as a Percentage of Global GDP, by Income Level of Country, 1970 and 2001; Table 1.2 Value Added of Knowledge-Based Industries, OECD Countries; Table 1.3 Gross Domestic Expenditures on R&D as Percentage of GDP, 1981-2000; Table 1.4 R&D Spending in Selected Countries, by Income Level; Table 1.5 Investment in Tangibles and Intangibles, Selected OECD Countries, 1998; Figure 1.7 Worldwide Payments and Receipts of Royalty and License Fees, 1970-2002
Table 1.6 Payments and Receipts of Royalties and License Fees, Selected Regions and Countries, 2001 Table 1.7 From First-Generation NAFTA to a Knowledge-Driven, Second-Generation NAFTA; Figure 2.1 A Global View of the Knowledge Economy Index; Figure 2.2 GDP per Capita and Knowledge Economy Index, 2002; Figure 2.3 Knowledge Scorecards for Mexico and the United States; Figure 2.4 Mexico's Performance on the Four Pillars of the Knowledge Economy; Part II. Major Policy Issues; Figure 3.1 Innovation Variables: A Comparison of Mexico and China; Figure 3.2 Global View of Innovation Performance
Figure 3.3 Learning Capabilities by Type of Firm Table 3.1 Instruments to Support Innovation by Type of Firm; Box 3.1 Discretionary Differences among Firms: The Automotive Industry; Figure 3.4 Value Added per Firm in Mexico's Motor Vehicles and Equipment Sector; Figure 3.5 Finance and Execution of R&D in Mexico by Sector, 2000; Figure 3.6 Efficiency of Spending on R&D, Selected OECD Firms, 1985-2000; Box 3.2 Three Types of Players in Mexico's Automotive Sector; Table 3.2 The Share in Total Exports of Commodity Groups in Which Mexican Strength Is Concentrated, 1993, 2000
Table 3.3 Exceptions and Promising Cases of Innovation at Different Levels Table 3.4 Federal R&D Expenditures in Mexico by Sector and Subsector, 2001; Box 3.3 Innovation through Interorganizational Networks; Figure 3.7 Organizations Involved in Innovation; Table 3.5 Number of Federal Enterprise Support Programs, by Type and Organization, 2001; Figure 3.8 Convergence of Enterprise Support and Innovation Programs; Table 3.6 Program Evaluations; Box 3.4 Improving Decentralized Sectoral and Regional Funds; Table 3.7 Venture Capital in Mexico: Supply and Demand
Figure 3.9 Proyecto Innovar as a Possible Hub of U.S.-Mexico Innovation Networks
Record Nr. UNINA-9910454043703321
Kuznetsov Yevgeny (Yevgeny N.), <1964->  
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008
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Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy : : challenges and opportunities / / Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J. Dahlman
Mexico's transition to a knowledge-based economy : : challenges and opportunities / / Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Carl J. Dahlman
Autore Kuznetsov Yevgeny (Yevgeny N.), <1964->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008
Descrizione fisica xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm
Disciplina 338.972
Altri autori (Persone) DahlmanCarl J. <1950->
Collana WBI development studies
Soggetto topico Education - Economic aspects - Mexico
Information society - Mexico
Information technology - Economic aspects - Mexico
Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Mexico
Technological innovations - Government policy - Mexico
ISBN 1-281-38578-6
9786611385781
0-8213-6922-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Part I. Need for a Transition to Knowledge-Based Economy; Figure 1.1 GDP per Capita Growth in the Republic of Korea and Mexico, 1960-2002; Figure 1.2 Four Projections of Mexico's Real GDP per Capita, 2001-2020; Box 1.1 Health Care Services as a Global Opportunity: Lessons from India; Figure 1.3 Manufacturing Productivity in Mexico, 1993-99; Figure 1.4 Manufacturing Industries in Mexico: Revealed Comparative Advantage by Technological Intensity; Figure 1.5 Microeconomic Competitiveness
Figure 1.6 Patents of U.S. and Foreign Origin Granted by the U.S. Patent Office, 1981-2001 Table 1.1 World Trade as a Percentage of Global GDP, by Income Level of Country, 1970 and 2001; Table 1.2 Value Added of Knowledge-Based Industries, OECD Countries; Table 1.3 Gross Domestic Expenditures on R&D as Percentage of GDP, 1981-2000; Table 1.4 R&D Spending in Selected Countries, by Income Level; Table 1.5 Investment in Tangibles and Intangibles, Selected OECD Countries, 1998; Figure 1.7 Worldwide Payments and Receipts of Royalty and License Fees, 1970-2002
Table 1.6 Payments and Receipts of Royalties and License Fees, Selected Regions and Countries, 2001 Table 1.7 From First-Generation NAFTA to a Knowledge-Driven, Second-Generation NAFTA; Figure 2.1 A Global View of the Knowledge Economy Index; Figure 2.2 GDP per Capita and Knowledge Economy Index, 2002; Figure 2.3 Knowledge Scorecards for Mexico and the United States; Figure 2.4 Mexico's Performance on the Four Pillars of the Knowledge Economy; Part II. Major Policy Issues; Figure 3.1 Innovation Variables: A Comparison of Mexico and China; Figure 3.2 Global View of Innovation Performance
Figure 3.3 Learning Capabilities by Type of Firm Table 3.1 Instruments to Support Innovation by Type of Firm; Box 3.1 Discretionary Differences among Firms: The Automotive Industry; Figure 3.4 Value Added per Firm in Mexico's Motor Vehicles and Equipment Sector; Figure 3.5 Finance and Execution of R&D in Mexico by Sector, 2000; Figure 3.6 Efficiency of Spending on R&D, Selected OECD Firms, 1985-2000; Box 3.2 Three Types of Players in Mexico's Automotive Sector; Table 3.2 The Share in Total Exports of Commodity Groups in Which Mexican Strength Is Concentrated, 1993, 2000
Table 3.3 Exceptions and Promising Cases of Innovation at Different Levels Table 3.4 Federal R&D Expenditures in Mexico by Sector and Subsector, 2001; Box 3.3 Innovation through Interorganizational Networks; Figure 3.7 Organizations Involved in Innovation; Table 3.5 Number of Federal Enterprise Support Programs, by Type and Organization, 2001; Figure 3.8 Convergence of Enterprise Support and Innovation Programs; Table 3.6 Program Evaluations; Box 3.4 Improving Decentralized Sectoral and Regional Funds; Table 3.7 Venture Capital in Mexico: Supply and Demand
Figure 3.9 Proyecto Innovar as a Possible Hub of U.S.-Mexico Innovation Networks
Record Nr. UNINA-9910782296003321
Kuznetsov Yevgeny (Yevgeny N.), <1964->  
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008
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Mexico, a comprehensive development agenda for the new era [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marcelo M. Giugale, Olivier Lafourcade, and Vinh H. Nguyen
Mexico, a comprehensive development agenda for the new era [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marcelo M. Giugale, Olivier Lafourcade, and Vinh H. Nguyen
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2001
Descrizione fisica xxxii, 748 p. : ill
Altri autori (Persone) GiugaleMarcelo
LafourcadeO
NguyenVinh H
Soggetto topico Fiscal policy - Mexico
Taxation - Mexico
Poverty - Mexico
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-08760-9
9786610087600
0-585-45645-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455603203321
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2001
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