Latin American economic outlook 2013 : SME policies for structural change 2013 :
Latin America has weathered the recent turbulence in the global economy with relative strength, but the region now faces - beyond the short-term global uncertainty -- important medium-term risks. Policy makers need to make use of the policy space at their disposal to lay the foundations for inclusiv...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Paris] :
OECD
2012.
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| Colección: | Latin American economic outlook,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706131806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; Chapter 1: Macroeconomic overview; Introduction; The economic situation in Latin America and the international environment; Short-term impacts; Macroeconomic policy spaces; The medium-term international environment and its impact on the region; Conclusions and recommendations; Chapter 2: Traits and policies of Latin American SMEs; Introduction; Regional overview of SMEs; The economic context in which firms operate; Changes in development policies; The institutional context of policies; Objectives and strategies
- Design and implementationConclusions and recommendations: towards a new visionof policies for SMEs; Chapter 3: Financing SMEs in Latin America; Introduction; Trends in the financing of SMEs in Latin America; Development of the financial system in Latin America: the funding gap; The role of public financial institutions in financing SMEs; Improving credit and financing for SMEs in the region: trends and innovative instruments; Conclusions and recommendations; Annex 3.A1. Financial structure of companies in LatinAmerica: working capital, fixed assets and collateral
- Chapter 4: SMEs, innovation and technological developmentIntroduction; Innovation in the regional context; Innovations and SMEs: activities, strengths and weaknesses; ICTs in Latin American SMEs: access and adoption; Conclusions and recommendations: institutional structureand policies for innovation and the dissemination of technology; Annex 4.A1. Policies directly affecting business innovation in SMEs; Chapter 5: Human capital and skills for SMEs; Introduction; SMEs' training challenge; Regional overview of technical education and vocationaltraining for SMEs
- Towards a human-capital training strategy for SMEs:conclusions and public-policy recommendationsChapter 6: Production linkages, clusters and global value chains: seeking answers for SMEs; Introduction; Production context, performance of exports, and SMEs'productivity in Latin America; Production linkage: a course of action to improve SMEs'production performance and competitiveness; Towards greater complexity in associative strategies:insertion of partnership approaches into global value chains; Outcomes and lessons from the experiences in Latin America
