OECD Territorial Reviews: The Mesoamerican Region 2006
Subtitle: Southeastern Mexico and Central America
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Territorial Reviews; OECD territorial reviews
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9789264021921
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: Mesoamerica is a region characterised by high poverty levels, large urban-rural disparities, and a large informal economy, but also having a strategic location, rich natural and cultural resources, and light manufacturing. This pioneering study of the OECD examines how Mesoamerica could better exploit its economic potential. It shows how the region could improve its competitiveness and social cohesion and strengthen governance through a comprehensive development agenda.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Assessment and Recommendations; title: Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in the Mesoamerican Region; title: -Defining Mesoamerica; title: The Region's Shared Economic Potential; title: Mesoamericas's Economic and Social Challenges; title: Conclusions; title: Chapter 2. Improving Competitiveness and Social Cohesion; title: -The Emergence of the Competitiveness Agenda in the MAR Region; title: Crucial Cross-Sectoral Determinants of Competitiveness; title: Key Industries for Greater Sectoral Specialisation; title: Competitiveness and Poverty; title: Chapter 3. Towards More Effective Governance; title: The Governance of Mesoamerica; title: Multilevel Governance in Mesamerican Countries; title: Bibliography