دانلود کتاب OECD territorial reviews. Hidalgo, Mexico.

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Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Executive summary Hidalgo must better mobilise its assets and overcome some important bottlenecks to accelerate economic growth and fulfil its growth potential Sustained growth over the medium term will require improvements in the enabling factors to raise income standards and well-being, notably the state’s level of human capital and capacity to innovate To make growth in Hidalgo more inclusive, an integrated territorial approach is required to overcome its north-south divide and spread the benefits to all people throughout the state Key recommendations Reduce informality, improve skills, link local business with FDI projects and enhance the performance of cities to accelerate economic convergence Improve the enabling factors to boost productivity and achieve sustained growth in the medium and long term Develop an integrated territorial approach with a stronger public governance and a more efficient fiscal collection and public investment to reinforce efforts for inclusive growth Assessment and recommendations Assessment Hidalgo’s economic performance is improving but it needs to accelerate Hidalgo should focus on improving the enabling factors to maintain a sustained growth over the long term Hidalgo faces challenges on well-being and inequalities powered by a large north-south divide Key recommendations Chapter 1. Drivers of growth and challenges for regional development Introduction National economic trends influencing the performance of Hidalgo Sluggish economic national growth has set the scene for Hidalgo’s performance Resilient policy environment under changing external conditions The state of territorial inequalities and population dynamics Hidalgo has a relatively large stock of working-age population... …that requires upskilling and more female participation The rural-to-urban transition is not yet complete Under current inequalities in accessibility, opportunities will likely remain concentrated around urban areas Unlocking economic development through structural change Hidalgo’s full growth potential has yet to be realised Tertiarisation will continue shaping a diversified economic structure Investment volatility hinders the consolidation of key manufacturing sectors Ensuring stable, secure and well-paid jobs Formal employment opportunities are concentrated in service sectors in urban areas Informality rates diminish slowly due to structural factors A highly diverse informal sector calls for a set of complementary policies Reducing poverty, ensuring access and improving well-being Lifting people out of poverty and deprivation is a pressing need Improving well-being and equity requires ensuring proper access to basic services Concluding remarks Notes References Annex 1.A. Benchmarking Hidalgo Annex 1.B. Assessing accessibility to cities, markets and services Chapter 2. Towards a more prosperous and competitive Hidalgo Introduction Hidalgo’s productive system and the new economic strategy Regional productive fabric Hidalgo’s FDI has surged in recent years and is becoming more diversified Global value chain (GVC) Hidalgo’s competitive advantages and endowments Safety Results driven governance Environment Connectivity Low business cost Hidalgo’s economic strategy Positive results are being generated Enabling factors for Hidalgo’s competitiveness and prosperity Access to market: Infrastructure Infrastructure has been improving in Hidalgo, albeit skewed towards the south Road network Rail network and access to ports Industrial parks and logistics Energy ICT infrastructure The government is aiming to improve infrastructure, but challenges remain Education, human capital and skills Hidalgo has strong basic education but weak incentives for students to pursue higher education Hidalgo’s policies and actions to face challenges Entrepreneurial and SMEs ecosystem Hidalgo has a wide range of tools to support entrepreneurship... Enhancing the scope of soft assistance measures for entrepreneurs …but there is a need to be more strategic and better align the existing elements of the entrepreneurial policy Innovation Hidalgo’s administration has set innovation as a transversal policy… …but Hidalgo’s innovation policy requires a holistic approach with a broader scope Improving integration of business and academy Mitigating informal business activities Establishing the public-private partnerships framework in Hidalgo Making the most of the draft law of PPPs Implementing policies to support the competitiveness of Hidalgo State development planning: Axis 2 - A Prosperous and Dynamic Hidalgo An incremental approach to consistency over time A smart specialisation approach for Hidalgo A smart specialisation approach to the current economic strategy of Hidalgo The placed-based approach for the strategy of internationalisation Building effective clusters Making the most of special economic zones The Mexican SEZ The Hidalgo state’s SEZ Seizing the opportunities from the SEZ References Chapter 3. Towards a more inclusive Hidalgo: An integrated approach to territorial development Introduction Hidalgo faces various challenges on quality of life Urban development Hidalgo is experiencing a rapid expansion of the metropolitan areas, but without proper planning Hidalgo’s metropolitan areas are driving population growth Young, educated migrants have fuelled urban growth, though ageing is set to become a challenge Pachuca is experiencing low-density and sprawl urbanisation, with a high share of fragmentation Despite the rapid economic growth, Hidalgo’s metropolitan areas still perform below their potential Hidalgo’s urban policy acknowledges most of the challenges in urban areas… … but some issues remain Mobility requires special attention The newly created Secretary of Mobility is a step in the right direction but it must be strengthened Land use planning A complex institutional environment for land use planning in Hidalgo Co-ordination and enforcement are the main challenges in land-use governance Rural development Although rural areas generate significant wealth, the people living there are generally poor The institutional framework of rural policy in Hidalgo Shifting from an agrarian-based to a more diversified rural economy Adopting a new multidimensional territorial approach for Hidalgo’s rural policy Benefiting from rural-urban linkages to close the south-north divide Hidalgo can further unlock its tourism potential The tourism policy of Hidalgo Adopting a territorial approach to tourism policy development Developing a brand for the State of Hidalgo Natural assets and environmental amenities Notes References Annex 3.A. The 17 operative regions in Hidalgo Chapter 4. Strengthening Hidalgo’s governance for an effective policy outcome Introduction The Mexican decentralisation context There is an overlap of responsibilities across levels of government in Mexico The imbalance in Mexican fiscal system While subnational governments are relevant for spending purposes, their role on fiscal revenues is quite limited The Fiscal system in Hidalgo Fiscal revenues Hidalgo has unexploited potential to increase own revenues Improving the management of federal transfers Non-earmarked transfers lack clarity and are volatile Earmarked transfers can aim for further equalisation and predictability Fiscal expenditure in Hidalgo has a limited space for own decisions Improving governance in Hidalgo Hidalgo’s development plan is comprehensive but has room for improvement Implementation of the State Development Plan Monitoring and evaluation of the State Development Plan Improving governance co-ordination Improving vertical co-ordination with federal and municipal governments Improving horizontal co-ordination with other states and among municipalities Develop the civil service to improve public administration capacity Citizen engagement and accountability Improving regulatory policy and business environment in Hidalgo Policies and institutions for regulatory improvement Legal framework and legal instruments Executive branch Legislative branch Judiciary branch Co-ordination among branches Multi-level regulatory improvement policy Administrative simplification Administrative simplification strategy Formalities and services One-stop shops Ex ante regulatory impact assessment Other regulatory improvement tools Public consultation Ex post assessment of regulation Management of the stock of regulations Business environment Notes References Blank Page