A knowdegle economy approach for the development of countries based on natural resources: the case of Chile

RESUMEN13
INTRODUCTION21
INTRODUCCION24
CHAPTER I.
OBJECTIVES AND MAIN
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.1.Relevance of research
1.2.Chile: A developing country based on natural resources
1.2.1.Main facts of economic development in the last 40 years
1.2.2.Economic structure of Chile
1.3.Objectives and Hypotheses
1.4.Thesis structure
CHAPTER II.
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1.Introduction
2.2.Economic growth and development
2.2.1.
Neoclassical theory
2.2.2.The Knowledge EconomyInnovation System
Technological GapIntellectual Capital
2.3.Natural resources and development
2.3.1.Natural resources-based industries: causes and effects on development
2.3.2.Impacts of natural resources exploitation
CHAPTER III.
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
AND DEVELOPMENT
3.1.National Intellectual Capital Assessment Models: A literature review
3.1.1.Introduction
3.1.2.Conceptual framework
3.1.3.The Intellectual Capital of countries
3.1.4.Selection of the sample and method of analysis
3.1.5.National Intellectual Capital: Main models
3.1.6.Findings
a.Differences between models at the country and firm levels
b.Differences between academic models and international organizations’ models
c.Categories and model classification
3.2.Intellectual Capital of nations: an analysis of assessment models
3.2.1.Introduction
3.2.2.Methodology
3.2.3.National Intellectual Capital assessment models
a.Comparison of models in accordance with their objectives and components
b.Comparison between models according to the reported country rankings
c.Classification of countries based on reports of intangibles
CHAPTER IV.
IDENTIFYING THE ROLE
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
IN KNOWLEDGE-BASED STRATEGIES OF D
EVELOPMENT
4.1.Introduction
4.2.Literature background
4.3.Objectives and hypotheses
4.4.Data and methodology
4.5.Empirical analysis

CHAPTER V.
TECHNOLOGY GAP AND C
ATCHING UP IN ECONOM
IES BASED ON
NATURAL RESOURCES. T
HE CASE OF CHILE
5.1.Introduction
5.2.Literature background
5.3.The Chilean trajectory
5.4.Empirical analysis
: Methodology and sources of information
5.5.Discussion of results
5.5.1.Technical Efficiency and Technical Gap Ratio
5.5.2.GAP analysis: GAP model and Catch up convergence
The GAP model
An illustration of convergence and gap factors
CHAPTER VI.
CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
6.1.Conclusions
Conclusiones
6.2.Policy implications
Managing of Intellectual Capital
Growth in natural resources based economies
Economic revitalization of Chile
Implicaciones para la elaboración de políticas
La gestión del Capital Intelectual
Crecimiento en economías basadas en los recursos naturales
La revitalización económica de Chile
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