Agriculture and industry in Brazil : innovation and competitiveness / Albert Fishlow and José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho ; foreword by José A. Scheinkman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fishlow, Albert, author.

Vieira Filho, José Eustáquio, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural industries--Technological innovations--Brazil.

Agricultural industries.

Agricultural innovations--Brazil.

Agricultural innovations.

Agriculture and state--Brazil.

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Brazil.

Agriculture.

Competition--Brazil.

Competition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, charts

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Agriculture and Industry in Brazil: Innovation and Competitiveness considers technological change in the Brazilian agriculture. The book's objective is to present theory and practice, highlighting what successful experiences have in common. Can Brazilian agribusiness fit within the theoretical approach of induced institutional innovation? To what extent does the Brazilian case compare to the national industry models? Jose Eustaquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho and Albert Fishlow argue that tropical agriculture depends on institution building with a focus on science and technology. As such, modern agriculture is a knowledge-intensive sector, similar in Brazil to its oil and aviation industries. Filho and Fishlow tackle the theme of industrial innovation from various angles. They argue that agricultural research has played a key role in production and productivity growth in Brazil, however it is the institutions for knowledge diffusion that speak to long term economic development. Education and urban development play relevant roles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Development strategies in Brazil : a contemporary view

The role of agricultural innovation : from the traditional approach toward a theory of technical and institutional change

Brazilian agriculture : a historical perspective

Embrapa : a case of induced institutional innovation

The competitiveness of agribusiness in international trade

Agricultural expansion and low-carbon emissions

The structural heterogeneity of family farming in Brazil

Is the oil ours?

The technological evolution of Embraer

Brazilian agriculture and beyond : final considerations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-54952-0

OCLC:

1145076586