Technology, Competitiveness and Radical Policy Change: The Case of Brazil

Author:   Jörg Meyer-Stamer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138419186


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   28 June 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Technology, Competitiveness and Radical Policy Change: The Case of Brazil


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This volume investigates the limited effectiveness of technology policy in the inward-oriented industrialization model of the past. It looks at the political structures that compromise the transition to the development model, and the restructuring effort within Brazilian industrial firms.

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Author:   Jörg Meyer-Stamer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138419186


ISBN 10:   1138419184
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   28 June 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part 1 Technology and industrial competitiveness in the context of import substitution - general reflections and experience from Brazil: import substitution, technology development, and technology policy in developing countries; import substitution in Brazil - industrialization and technological development in the face of weak competitive pressure; crisis of import-substituting industrialisation and the political system in Brazil. Part 2 Technology, innovation and industrial competitiveness - the discussion in the OECD-countries - prospects for Brazil: technology, innovation, and industrial competitiveness; technology policy for industrial competitiveness - on the discussion in the OECD countries; towards competitiveness - structural change in Brazilian industry and politics; general conclusions for developing countries - points of departure for a new technology policy. Tables: types of technology transfers; trends of foreign direct investments, 1948-88; changes in Brazil's education system.

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