High Road to Promontory: Building the Central Pacific (Now the Southern Pacific) across the High Sierra

1970 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
William R. Siddall ◽  
George Kraus ◽  
Barry B. Combs
Keyword(s):  
Central Pacific ◽  
High Road

The High Road to Knowledge Building in World 3

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott G. Paris
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Building ◽  
High Road

Global Restructuring, Knowledge and Learning

2004 ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
E. Hershberg
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Global Restructuring ◽  
Intensive Exploitation ◽  
High Road

The influence of globalization on international competitiveness is considered in the article. Two strategies of economic growth are pointed out: the low road, that is producing more at lower cost and lower wages, with increasingly intensive exploitation of labor and environment, and the high road, that is upgrading capabilities in order to produce better basing on knowledge. Restrictions for developing countries trying to reach global competitiveness are formulated. Special attention is paid to the concept of upgrading and opportunities of joining transnational value chains. The importance of learning and forming social and political institutions for successful upgrading of the economy is stressed.

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