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dc.titleBuilding Public Capabilities for Productive Development Policies: Costa Rican Case Studies
dc.contributor.authorCornick, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorTrejos, Alberto
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.date.available2016-12-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-12-12T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the development of public sector capabilities for Productive Development Policies in Costa Rica through four case studies of successful experiences, with less successful cases presented as counterfactuals. To some extent the paper tests the Technical, Organizational and Political Capabilities (TOP) conceptual framework of Cornick (2013), suggesting adjustments and extensions of that framework. Strong commonalities are found among the cases, notably high technical and political capabilities. All cases likewise involve well-managed organizations, but identifying organizational capabilities proved difficult. While the TOP Capabilities framework may be useful for understanding institutional performance, it has three major weaknesses: i) organizational capabilities are not clearly defined; ii) it does not provide tools for identifying and measuring capabilities ties independently of institutional performance; and iii) it needs to be integrated into a more general framework that takes into account the interactions among the political economy, the Policy Making Process, the institutional setup and TOP capabilities.
dc.format.extent64
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011774
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Building-Public-Capabilities-for-Productive-Development-Policies-Costa-Rican-Case-Studies.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectProductive Development Policy
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectPolitical Economy
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectEconomic Policy
dc.subjectLeadership
dc.subjectIndustrial Policy
dc.subjectEconomic Development
dc.subjectSmall Business Financing
dc.subjectForeign Direct Investment
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectInternational Cooperation
dc.subject.jelcodeD02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
dc.subject.jelcodeF63 - Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeL52 - Industrial Policy • Sectoral Planning Methods
dc.subject.keywordspolitical economy;Productive Development Policies;public capabilities
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1291
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