Vol. 6 No. 12 (2011)

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The mexican industry at the beginning of the 21st century:Technological capabilities and foreign investment as determinan

Published 2011-01-03

  • Dmitri Fujii
    • ,
  • Luis Daniel Torres

Dmitri Fujii
Colegio Mexiquense

Luis Daniel Torres
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Economía

Abstract

Changes in the development model and the accelerated process of globalization in the competition for domestic and foreign markets have presented a challenge Mexican companies of considerable size. Through activities in science, technology and innovation, technological capacity building plays a key role in your success in this environment. This paper studies the generation of technological capabilities to understand the structure and performance of manufacturing in Mexico in the early twenty-first century, emphasizing the role of foreign direct investment. Based on these factors is a classification of sectors that have developed technological capabilities (High-Tech) and sectors that have not (Low-Tech). Special emphasis is placed on the availability of statistical information and its limitations, which will provide a basis on which to developed future studies

Keywords

capabilities, foreign direct investment, manufacturing, industrial classification, Mexico

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