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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783971503321

Autore

Meyer-Stamer Jorg <1958, >

Titolo

Technology, competitiveness and radical policy change : the case of Brazil / / Jorg Meyer-Stamer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 1997

ISBN

1-135-77729-2

1-135-77730-6

1-280-11517-3

0-203-98867-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

GDI book series ; ; no. 9

Disciplina

338/.064/0981

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Brazil

Technology and state - Brazil

Competition - Brazil

Import substitution - Brazil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the German Development Institute, Berlin."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables in the Text; Figures in the Text; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Technology and Industrial Competitiveness in the Context of Import Substitution-General Reflections and Experience from Brazil; Part II Technology, Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness: The Discussion in the OECD-Countries-Prospects for Brazil; Notes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

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.