In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means... more
In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means of capturing markets higher up the value chain. Governments have responded by investing heavily in national information infrastructures that will bridge the manufacturing economy and the services economy (see Chin 2003). Along with this shift in priorities, there is increasing ...
In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means... more
In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means of capturing markets higher up the value chain. Governments have responded by investing heavily in national information infrastructures that will bridge the manufacturing economy and the services economy (see Chin 2003). Along with this shift in priorities, there is increasing ...
In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means... more
In the past decade there has been a great deal of attention focused on the role of ICTs as enablers of development (Preston 2001). As returns are eroded on lower-end manufacturing, countries are seeking technological innovation as a means of capturing markets higher up the value chain. Governments have responded by investing heavily in national information infrastructures that will bridge the manufacturing economy and the services economy (see Chin 2003). Along with this shift in priorities, there is increasing ...
En esta comunicación nos planteamos la pertinencia de la creatividad como variable explicativa del crecimiento económico. La principal dificultad de esta tarea está precisamente en la propia definición de crecimiento y la complejidad del... more
En esta comunicación nos planteamos la pertinencia de la creatividad como variable explicativa del crecimiento económico. La principal dificultad de esta tarea está precisamente en la propia definición de crecimiento y la complejidad del mismo. Aún así, pensamos que arrojamos algo de luz en el debate sobre el papel de la creatividad en el mundo actual. Partimos de la noción de clase creativa y la interpretación de la creatividad, elaboradas por Richard Florida (2002), que han abierto una importante vía de investigación y controversia en el panorama sociológico internacional. Florida (2002) utiliza un indicador de creatividad que reúne medidas relativas a la tecnología, el talento y, esto es lo novedoso, la tolerancia. En nuestro caso analizamos los coeficientes de correlación que se pueden obtener entre las variables que hemos utilizado para construir los índices de creatividad. Los resultados obtenidos respaldan en cierta medida las tesis sobre la importancia de la economía creativa. La variable creatividad es la de mayor coeficiente positivo y significativo en casi todas las regresiones realizadas. Por otro lado, los componentes del Índice de Creatividad también superan (aunque no rotundamente) a las variables tradicionales como explicativas del crecimiento.
