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Agriculture and Industry in Brazil : Innovation and Competitiveness / Albert Fishlow, José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource : 50 b&w figuresContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231549523
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.1 23
LOC classification:
  • HD9014.B82 F545 2020
  • HD9014.B82
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Development Strategies in Brazil: A Contemporary View -- 3. The Role of Agricultural Innovation: From the Traditional Approach Toward a Theory of Technical and Institutional Change -- 4. Brazilian Agriculture: A Historical Perspective -- 5. Embrapa: A Case of Induced Institutional Innovation -- 6. The Competitiveness of Agribusiness in International Trade -- 7. Agricultural Expansion and Low-Carbon Emissions -- 8. The Structural Heterogeneity of Family Farming in Brazil -- 9. Is the Oil Ours? -- 10. The Technological Evolution of Embraer -- 11. Brazilian Agriculture and Beyond: Final Considerations -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Notes -- Index
Summary: Agriculture and Industry in Brazil is a study of the economics of Brazilian agriculture and industry, with a special focus on the importance of innovation to productivity growth. Albert Fishlow and José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho examine technological change in Brazil, highlighting the role of public policy in building institutions and creating an innovation-oriented environment.Fishlow and Vieira Filho tackle the theme of innovation from various angles. They contrast the relationship between state involvement and the private sector in key parts of the Brazilian economy and compare agricultural expansion with growth in the oil and aviation sectors. Fishlow and Vieira Filho argue that modern agriculture is a knowledge-intensive industry and its success in Brazil stems from public institution building. They demonstrate how research has played a key role in productivity growth, showing how prudent innovation policies can leverage knowledge not only within a particular company but also across whole sectors of the economy. The book discusses whether and how Brazil can serve as a model for other middle-income countries eager to achieve higher growth and a more egalitarian distribution of income. An important contribution to comparative, international, and development economics, Agriculture and Industry in Brazil shows how the public success in agriculture became a prototype for advance elsewhere.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Development Strategies in Brazil: A Contemporary View -- 3. The Role of Agricultural Innovation: From the Traditional Approach Toward a Theory of Technical and Institutional Change -- 4. Brazilian Agriculture: A Historical Perspective -- 5. Embrapa: A Case of Induced Institutional Innovation -- 6. The Competitiveness of Agribusiness in International Trade -- 7. Agricultural Expansion and Low-Carbon Emissions -- 8. The Structural Heterogeneity of Family Farming in Brazil -- 9. Is the Oil Ours? -- 10. The Technological Evolution of Embraer -- 11. Brazilian Agriculture and Beyond: Final Considerations -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Notes -- Index

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Agriculture and Industry in Brazil is a study of the economics of Brazilian agriculture and industry, with a special focus on the importance of innovation to productivity growth. Albert Fishlow and José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho examine technological change in Brazil, highlighting the role of public policy in building institutions and creating an innovation-oriented environment.Fishlow and Vieira Filho tackle the theme of innovation from various angles. They contrast the relationship between state involvement and the private sector in key parts of the Brazilian economy and compare agricultural expansion with growth in the oil and aviation sectors. Fishlow and Vieira Filho argue that modern agriculture is a knowledge-intensive industry and its success in Brazil stems from public institution building. They demonstrate how research has played a key role in productivity growth, showing how prudent innovation policies can leverage knowledge not only within a particular company but also across whole sectors of the economy. The book discusses whether and how Brazil can serve as a model for other middle-income countries eager to achieve higher growth and a more egalitarian distribution of income. An important contribution to comparative, international, and development economics, Agriculture and Industry in Brazil shows how the public success in agriculture became a prototype for advance elsewhere.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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