Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth

Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth

The article discusses the 20th century opportunities for rapid natural resource-based growth that Latin America systematically missed. Even if it were the case that resource abundant countries have experienced relatively slow growth, the more inter...

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Main Author: Maloney, William F.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE
ARI
CAPITAL FORMATION
COMPARATOR COUNTRIES
DEPRESSION
DISCOVERIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
EXPLOITATION
FISH
FORESTRY
FRUITS
INNOVATION
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS
LAWS
LEARNING
LITERACY
MINING TECHNOLOGY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PATENTS
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITIES
WORKERS NATURAL RESOURCE CURSE
UNDERACHIEVERS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/3261254/missed-opportunities-innovation-resource-based-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10376
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spelling okr-10986-103762021-04-23T14:02:50Z Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth Maloney, William F. AGRICULTURE ARI CAPITAL FORMATION COMPARATOR COUNTRIES DEPRESSION DISCOVERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EXPLOITATION FISH FORESTRY FRUITS INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS LAWS LEARNING LITERACY MINING TECHNOLOGY NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES PATENTS PERVERSE INCENTIVES PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITIES WORKERS NATURAL RESOURCE CURSE UNDERACHIEVERS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY NATURAL RESOURCES ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT GROWTH TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES The article discusses the 20th century opportunities for rapid natural resource-based growth that Latin America systematically missed. Even if it were the case that resource abundant countries have experienced relatively slow growth, the more interesting question is why some -Australia, and Sweden for example -successfully and rapidly developed while others did not. . Latin America seemed unable to follow their lead. Latin America's underperformance, and its particularly virulent strain of dependency, are in substantial measure due to impediments to technological adoption and innovation arising from weak national "learning" capacity, and the perverse incentives of the protectionist era. 2012-08-13T11:17:59Z 2012-08-13T11:17:59Z 2003-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/3261254/missed-opportunities-innovation-resource-based-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10376 English en breve; No. 31 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic AGRICULTURE
ARI
CAPITAL FORMATION
COMPARATOR COUNTRIES
DEPRESSION
DISCOVERIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
EXPLOITATION
FISH
FORESTRY
FRUITS
INNOVATION
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS
LAWS
LEARNING
LITERACY
MINING TECHNOLOGY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PATENTS
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITIES
WORKERS NATURAL RESOURCE CURSE
UNDERACHIEVERS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
spellingShingle AGRICULTURE
ARI
CAPITAL FORMATION
COMPARATOR COUNTRIES
DEPRESSION
DISCOVERIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
EXPLOITATION
FISH
FORESTRY
FRUITS
INNOVATION
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS
LAWS
LEARNING
LITERACY
MINING TECHNOLOGY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PATENTS
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITIES
WORKERS NATURAL RESOURCE CURSE
UNDERACHIEVERS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
Maloney, William F.
Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation en breve; No. 31
description The article discusses the 20th century opportunities for rapid natural resource-based growth that Latin America systematically missed. Even if it were the case that resource abundant countries have experienced relatively slow growth, the more interesting question is why some -Australia, and Sweden for example -successfully and rapidly developed while others did not. . Latin America seemed unable to follow their lead. Latin America's underperformance, and its particularly virulent strain of dependency, are in substantial measure due to impediments to technological adoption and innovation arising from weak national "learning" capacity, and the perverse incentives of the protectionist era.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Maloney, William F.
author_facet Maloney, William F.
author_sort Maloney, William F.
title Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
title_short Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
title_full Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
title_fullStr Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
title_full_unstemmed Missed Opportunities : Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
title_sort missed opportunities : innovation and resource-based growth
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/3261254/missed-opportunities-innovation-resource-based-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10376
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