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dc.titleCluster Development Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from the Experience of the Inter-American Development Bank
dc.contributor.authorPietrobelli, Carlo
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Claudia
dc.contributor.orgunitCapital Markets and Financial Institutions Division
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2011-11-02T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2011-11-02T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractNational and local governments, international organizations and donors are increasingly using the instrument of cluster development programs (CDP) to promote economic development. This paper builds on the recent experiences of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in financing and executing cluster development programs, explores their conceptual approach and actual practice, and learns some preliminary lessons. This preliminary review remarks that CDP offer remarkable development potential, provided that they are consistent with the whole system of private sector development policy support. They represent an important opportunity to remedy the coordination failures that constantly hinder the process of economic development.
dc.format.extent23
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006891
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Cluster-Development-Programs-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Lessons-from-the-Experience-of-the-Inter-American-Development-Bank.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFinancial Sector
dc.subjectFinancial Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeL2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeO22 - Project Analysis
dc.subject.jelcodeO25 - Industrial Policy
dc.subject.keywordscluster development programs, policy evaluation, social network analysis
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
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