Promoting inclusive growth in Morelos

This chapter provides an overview of the economic and social policies in the state of Morelos that are most related to human capital issues including an assessment of education, labour market training and innovation policy priorities in the region. Education and training policies should be pursued to improve social cohesion and productivity in the state. They should seek to attain inclusive growth by increasing student education performances and improving the alignment of skills supply with skills demand. Investing in innovation is also critical to regional competitiveness. Morelos should better mobilise its innovation infrastructure for knowledge diffusion and exploitation. A final section is dedicated to the newly-created Council for Human Capital, a regional governance body aiming to address the interconnectedness of such policy challenges and promote an integrated vision of regional development.