دانلود کتاب Can Latin America Compete?: Confronting the Challenges of Globalization

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Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction: Can Latin America Compete?....Pages 1-25
The Macroeconomic Environment of Competitiveness....Pages 27-43
Coveting Human Capital: Is Latin American Education Competitive?....Pages 45-62
Competitive Capital Markets: Brazil’s Capital Markets Finally Maturing....Pages 63-77
Consumer and Small Business Credit: Building Blocks of the Middle Class....Pages 79-97
Closing the Technology Gap....Pages 99-119
Fostering Innovation: Technological Innovation in Urban Clusters....Pages 121-141
Not All Infrastructure Is Created Equally: Learning from the Best Practices and Stunning Failures of Latin American Water Infrastructure....Pages 143-161
Logistics: The Software That Drives an Economy....Pages 163-174
Legal Reform: Some Emerging Paradoxes of Latin America’s Legal and Judicial Reform Movement....Pages 175-196
Property, the Rule of Law, and Development in the Americas....Pages 197-213
Tax Reform: Tax Policy, Reform, and Competitiveness in Latin America....Pages 215-237
Labor Reform: Undercompetitive Economies and Unprotected Workforce....Pages 239-251
Regulatory Reform: Increasing Competitiveness through Regulatory and Investment Climate Improvements in Latin America; the Case of Mexico....Pages 253-269
Public Safety: The Cost of Living Dangerously....Pages 271-293
Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward....Pages 295-302
Back Matter....Pages 303-309