Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America : lessons from Costa Rica /
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| Author / Creator: | Ciravegna, Luciano, 1978- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. |
| Description: | xv, 156 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Regions and cities Regions and cities. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8775872 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- List of abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction: searching for sustainable development models in Latin America
- 2. Theoretical background
- 3. Building ICT clusters in Latin America: the Costa Rican experience
- 4. From foreign direct investment to multinational corporations' networks with local firms
- 5. Financing networks: investors networks in the Costa Rican cluster
- 6. Networks of Costa Rican ICT producers: local rivalries in a small market
- 7. Innovation networks: linking academia and the private sector
- 8. Local companies' networks with firms located abroad: building transnational social ties
- 9. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
