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This book is particular in the sense that it applies the concepts of the theory of mining clusters to the analysis of Latin America’s mining industry. The research shows that ultimately the industry’s competitive advantages, like those of any other industry, lie in its capacity to generate knowledge and to innovate. In this view, the book’s case studies have the particularity to deal with knowledge creation and dissemination in the region’s mining clusters. Latin America is home to the least advanced clusters insofar as most if not all of its clusters are lagging behind. The approach used in this book brings to the conclusion that the region’s mining sector will only foster sustainable development if the institutions responsible for local learning are effectively reinforced.

EDITOR

Rudolf M. Buitelaar is a specialist working for the Industry and Technology Unit within the Division for Production, Productivity and Management at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. He has a Dutch citizenship and holds a master in Economics from Vrieje Universiteit Amsterdam. His expertise is on the analysis of Latin American industries’ performance and business development policies.

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