Uruguay : Sources of Growth, Policies for the Development of Human Capital, Integration, Competition and Innovation

Uruguay, with a prosperity built on beef and other meat exports, was among the fastest-growing economies in the world at the turn of the twentieth century. In parallel with economic successes driven by exports under a liberal trade regime, early in the 20th century, Uruguay had already initiated a s...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Economic Memorandum
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARKING BUDGETARY PROCESS BUSINESS CLIMATE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CORRUPTION COST EFFECTIVENESS CRISES CROSS SUBSIDIZATION DEBT DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC DECLINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FREE TRADE GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PRO-POOR GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE HIGH TAXES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INCOME GROWTH INDEXATION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAWS LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MACROECONOMICS MARKET ECONOMIES MEDIA MEDIUM TERM MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLIES MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGATIVE IMPACT OPEN ECONOMIES OUTPUT GROWTH PAYROLL TAXES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY OPTIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POOR GROWTH POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY STANDARDS REAL WAGES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT RISK AVERSION SAFETY SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SPENDING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNFAIR COMPETITION WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5879098/uruguay-sources-growth-policies-development-human-capital-integration-competition-innovation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8622