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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meyer-Stamer, Jörg, 1958-
Corporate Author: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 1997.
Series:GDI book series ; no. 9.
Subjects:
Technological innovations > Brazil.
Technology and state > Brazil.
Competition > Brazil.
Import substitution > Brazil.
Innovations > Brésil.
Politique scientifique et technique > Brésil.
Compétitivité (Économie) > Brésil.
Remplacement des importations > Brésil.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Technology.
Competition
Import substitution
Technological innovations
Technology and state
Tecnologia.
Brazil
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I Technology and Industrial Competitiveness in the Context of Import Substitution
  • General Reflections and Experience from Brazil
  • 1. Import Substitution, Technology Development, and Technology Policy in Developing Countries
  • 2. Import Substitution in Brazil: Industrialization and Technological Development in the Face of Weak Competitive Pressure
  • 3. Crisis of Import-Substituting Industrialization and the Political System in Brazil
  • pt. II Technology, Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness: The Discussion in the OECD-Countries
  • Prospects for Brazil
  • 1. Technology, Innovation, and Industrial Competitiveness
  • 2. Technology Policy for Industrial Competitiveness
  • on the Discussion in the OECD Countries
  • 3. Toward Competitiveness: Structural Change in Brazilian Industry and Politics
  • 4. General Conclusions for Developing Countries: Points of Departure for a New Technology Policy.

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