Upgrading to Compete Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America
Upgrading to Compete Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America

Author: Carlo Pietrobelli

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Does enterprise participation in global markets ensure sustainable income growth? Policies have often been designed in the belief that this is true, but competitiveness and participation in international markets may take very different forms, and developing countries do not always benefit. This book presents a series of rich and original field studies from Latin America, conducted by the authors with the same consistent methodological approach, and represents a theory-generating exercise within clusters and economic development literature. The main question addressed is how Latin American small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may participate in global markets in ways that provide for sustainable income growth, the “high road” to competitiveness. In contrast, the “low road” is often typically followed by small firms from developing countries, which often compete by squeezing wages and revenues rather than by increasing productivity, salaries, and profits.

Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas
Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas

Author: Nora Clichevsky

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781558441491

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Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.

Liber Amicorum `In Memoriam' of Judge José María Ruda
Liber Amicorum `In Memoriam' of Judge José María Ruda

Author: Calixto A. Armas Barea

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-18

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13: 9004482512

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This Liber Amicorum has been written by prominent colleagues and friends of Professor of Public International Law and former President of the International Court of Justice, José María Ruda (1924-1994). The collection celebrates a lifelong career devoted to the promotion of public international law and dedicated to the furtherance of international organisations including the United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, the International Law Commission, and the International Labour Organization. In addition Professor Ruda has played a prominent role in a number of international tribunals while also occupying important government and public positions, particularly in South America. The content of the collection reflects these broad activities of Professor Ruda, both in his academic and practical achievements. Contributions in English, Spanish and French cover the fields of international law, humanitarian law and human rights; international disputes, territorial sovereignty and maritime law; and the law of economic integration.