Analysis of Several Productive Development Policies in Uruguay
Date issued
Mar 2010
Subject
Industrial Policy
JEL code
H41 - Public Goods;
L50 - Regulation and Industrial Policy: General;
O14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology;
O25 - Industrial Policy
Country
Uruguay
Category
Working Papers
This paper reviews and assesses some of the Productive Development Policies currently being implemented in Uruguay. Three horizontal and three vertical policies are considered in light of the market and public failures they attempt to address and minimize. Horizontal policies comprise Innovation, Industrial Promotion and Directives for Industrial and Technological Development. Vertical policies include the analysis of Forestry Law, Meat Traceability and the Sustainable Production Project in the agricultural sector.