Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India

This publication aims to analyse the policies and initiatives implemented by the governments of eight countries in the region as well as India, with special emphasis on governance. The inclusion of India as a benchmark is of particular interest, as it is the leading exporter of modern services among...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Mariano, Fernández-Stark, Karina, Mulder, Nanno, Weck, Winfried
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spelling oai-11362-472452021-09-17T01:00:54Z Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India Alvarez, Mariano Fernández-Stark, Karina Mulder, Nanno Weck, Winfried Fundación Konrad Adenauer COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS EXPORTACIONES POLITICA COMERCIAL COMPETITIVIDAD FACILITACION DEL COMERCIO VALOR PROMOCION DE LAS EXPORTACIONES PROGRAMAS DE ACCION INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRADE IN SERVICES EXPORTS TRADE POLICY COMPETITIVENESS TRADE FACILITATION VALUE EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMMES OF ACTION This publication aims to analyse the policies and initiatives implemented by the governments of eight countries in the region as well as India, with special emphasis on governance. The inclusion of India as a benchmark is of particular interest, as it is the leading exporter of modern services among developing countries. The document finds that policies that were actively adopted by and coordinated among sectoral stakeholders had a greater impact on the development of the industry. This is all the more relevant in initiatives to attract foreign investment and those related to the development of human capital. In the modern services sector, worker skills are the cornerstone for upgrading value chains. Most countries of the region are lagging behind in both the design and implementation of policies promoting modern services exports, not least with regard to institutional frameworks and governance. Modern services constitute the fastest-growing sector in world trade, yet the region is at risk of being left behind in this area because it lacks an adequate promotion system supported by good governance. In the current complex international context, Latin American and Caribbean countries must implement public policies to take advantage of these new growth opportunities. Foreword .-- Introduction and summary .-- A. Exporting modern services from Latin America and the Caribbean .-- B. Public policies and governance in promoting modern services .-- C. Analysis of public policies and their governance to promote modern services .-- I. Argentina: the continuity of policies during changes of government .-- II. Brazil: Government initiatives focused on the domestic market .-- III. Chile: Tension between sector and horizontal policies .-- IV. Colombia: the atomized execution of policies between different public entities .-- V. Costa Rica: Success based on long-term coordination .-- VI. Mexico: Scope and limitations of a policy focused on ICT services .-- VII. Peru: the exclusive focus on promoting local exporters .-- VIII. Uruguay: dynamism fueled by lasting incentives .-- IX. India: from private to public coordination to boost exports. 2021-09-16T20:19:51Z 2021-09-16T20:19:51Z 2021-09-16 Texto Documento Completo 9789962732020 https://hdl.handle.net/11362/47245 LC/TS.2021/116 9789962732013 en .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA INDIA ARGENTINA BRASIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA MEXICO PERU URUGUAY INDIA LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA MEXICO PERU URUGUAY ECLAC
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topic COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
EXPORTACIONES
POLITICA COMERCIAL
COMPETITIVIDAD
FACILITACION DEL COMERCIO
VALOR
PROMOCION DE LAS EXPORTACIONES
PROGRAMAS DE ACCION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
TRADE IN SERVICES
EXPORTS
TRADE POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
TRADE FACILITATION
VALUE
EXPORT PROMOTION
PROGRAMMES OF ACTION
spellingShingle COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
EXPORTACIONES
POLITICA COMERCIAL
COMPETITIVIDAD
FACILITACION DEL COMERCIO
VALOR
PROMOCION DE LAS EXPORTACIONES
PROGRAMAS DE ACCION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
TRADE IN SERVICES
EXPORTS
TRADE POLICY
COMPETITIVENESS
TRADE FACILITATION
VALUE
EXPORT PROMOTION
PROGRAMMES OF ACTION
Alvarez, Mariano
Fernández-Stark, Karina
Mulder, Nanno
Weck, Winfried
Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India
description This publication aims to analyse the policies and initiatives implemented by the governments of eight countries in the region as well as India, with special emphasis on governance. The inclusion of India as a benchmark is of particular interest, as it is the leading exporter of modern services among developing countries. The document finds that policies that were actively adopted by and coordinated among sectoral stakeholders had a greater impact on the development of the industry. This is all the more relevant in initiatives to attract foreign investment and those related to the development of human capital. In the modern services sector, worker skills are the cornerstone for upgrading value chains. Most countries of the region are lagging behind in both the design and implementation of policies promoting modern services exports, not least with regard to institutional frameworks and governance. Modern services constitute the fastest-growing sector in world trade, yet the region is at risk of being left behind in this area because it lacks an adequate promotion system supported by good governance. In the current complex international context, Latin American and Caribbean countries must implement public policies to take advantage of these new growth opportunities.
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Mulder, Nanno
Weck, Winfried
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title_short Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India
title_full Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India
title_fullStr Governance and export performance of modern services in Latin America and India
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