Colombia : Inputs for Sub-Regional Competitiveness Policies

Colombia : Inputs for Sub-Regional Competitiveness Policies

In recent years, the Government of Colombia (GoC) has placed a high priority on competitiveness. Increasing globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACTION PLANS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURE AIR ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BANKS BENCHMARKING BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS CLIMATES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OBJECTIVE BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA CONNECTIVITY CONSOLIDATION COORDINATION MECHANISMS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DRIVERS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INFORMATION ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SERVICES EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT SECTOR EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GDP GDP PER CAPITA GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH STRATEGIES GROWTH THEORY HIGH EMPLOYMENT HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION POLICIES INNOVATIONS INSPECTION INSPECTIONS INSTITUTION INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR RELATIONS LARGE CITIES LATIN AMERICAN LAWS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOGISTICS SYSTEM MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING MATCHING GRANTS MATHEMATICS MEDIUM ENTERPRISES METROPOLITAN AREAS MIDDLE EAST MIGRATION MOBILITY NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL OUTPUT NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AFRICA ONE-STOP SHOPS ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS OUTPUTS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PROTOCOLS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY R&D REAL GDP REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD ROADS SAVINGS SITES SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX EXPENDITURES TAX INCENTIVES TAXATION TECHNICAL TRAINING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TELECOMMUNICATION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT USERS USES VALUE CHAINS VOTERS WAGE RIGIDITY WAGES WORK FORCE WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9757560/colombia-inputs-sub-regional-competitiveness-policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8079

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Summary:	In recent years, the Government of Colombia (GoC) has placed a high priority on competitiveness. Increasing globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, has led the government to focus on a complementary agenda to boost competitiveness in order to reap the benefits of increased trade integration. A bottom-up process of consultation, known as the Domestic Agenda, was launched with the aims of identifying key constraints at the local and sector levels and developing a set of competitiveness-oriented measures. This study aims at helping the GoC to fine-tune the mix of policies and actions to assist its regions in meeting development challenges and grasping opportunities from trade liberalization. Defining competitiveness as policies and actions to increase total factor productivity (TFP), this report seeks to provide inputs for the establishment of a strategy for sub regional competitiveness and growth through both examining the recent literature on the main instruments directed towards these objectives and evaluating sub-regional endowments, capacity, productive structure and the determinants of productivity levels in selected regions of Colombia. Three key areas for competitiveness are further explored: (a) overall investment climate; (b) infrastructure and logistics; and (c) human capital and innovation.

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