Agriculture and Industry in Brazil: Innovation and Competitiveness

Albert Fishlow; José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho

Published by Columbia University Press 2020

Agriculture and Industry in Brazil

Innovation and Competitiveness

Albert Fishlow and José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho
Preface by: José A. Scheinkman

https://doi.org/10.7312/fish19170

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About this book

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. It examines technological change in Brazil, highlighting the role of public policy in building institutions and creating an innovation-oriented environment.

Author / Editor information

Albert Fishlow is professor emeritus at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His many publications include Starting Over: Brazil Since 1985 (2011).

José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho is currently program director of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. He is on leave from his tenured position as a senior researcher at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA-Brazil).

Reviews

Rodrigo R. Soares, Columbia University:
This volume provides a fresh and invaluable perspective on the country's development process. The book sheds new light on the historical role of agriculture in Brazilian development and, most importantly, on its recent resurgence as one of the most dynamic sectors in the country. It argues convincingly that recent agricultural expansion was technologically intensive and therefore different from commodity booms of the past. The book goes on to examine the role of the state in other areas of Brazil’s long-term development. This volume is bound to become a key reference in future studies on technological change driving expansion of the Brazilian economy.

Richard Nelson, professor emeritus, Columbia University:
While its economic progress has been erratic and uneven, Brazil has achieved world-class status in several fields of agriculture, in deep sea petroleum extraction, and in relatively small airline aircraft. In each of these areas to a good extent the success has been the fruit of government-established institutions designed to do R&D and other activities needed to advance technology. This book describes these developments in detail and depth. It is a fascinating story.

Steven M. Helfand, University of California, Riverside:
This book’s treatment of the importance of innovation in the Brazilian agricultural sector and the role that Embrapa played in that innovation is extremely interesting, important, and original.

Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves, founder and former president of Embrapa:
Fishlow and Vieira Filho highlight the relationship between science, technology, and productivity based on learning and institutional processes. Embrapa, Petrobras, and Embraer are three cases of institutional innovation in Brazil. This book fills an important gap in the international literature on economics and innovation.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Development Strategies in Brazil: A Contemporary View Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
3. The Role of Agricultural Innovation: From the Traditional Approach Toward a Theory of Technical and Institutional Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. Brazilian Agriculture: A Historical Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5. Embrapa: A Case of Induced Institutional Innovation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6. The Competitiveness of Agribusiness in International Trade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7. Agricultural Expansion and Low-Carbon Emissions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
8. The Structural Heterogeneity of Family Farming in Brazil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
9. Is the Oil Ours? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
10. The Technological Evolution of Embraer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
11. Brazilian Agriculture and Beyond: Final Considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
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Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
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Published: September 30, 2020
ISBN: 9780231549523