Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America lessons from Costa Rica - Ciravegna, Luciano, 1978- (London : Routledge, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154) and index.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Keywords: High technology industries -- Latin America; Information technology -- Latin America; Industrial clusters -- Latin America; Industrial promotion -- Latin America; Electronic books