ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I Technology and Industrial Competitiveness in the Context of Import Substitution—General Reflections and Experience from Brazil

part |2 pages

Part II Technology, Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness: The Discussion in the OECD-Countries—Prospects for Brazil