In the 1950s, Brazil prohibited car imports and forced transnational auto companies either to abandon the market or manufacture vehicles within Brazil. Although current approaches to economic development would suggest that this type of industrialization policy would fail in the political-economic co...

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Main Author:	Shapiro, Helen (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1994
Subjects:	Geschichte 1956-1994 Multinationales Unternehmen Politik Automobile industry and trade / Government policy / Brazil International business enterprises / Brazil Industriepolitik Kraftfahrzeugindustrie Brasilien Hochschulschrift
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	In the 1950s, Brazil prohibited car imports and forced transnational auto companies either to abandon the market or manufacture vehicles within Brazil. Although current approaches to economic development would suggest that this type of industrialization policy would fail in the political-economic context of post-war Brazil, the plan was very successful. This book explains the economic and political motivations behind the plan and why Brazil relied on foreign firms to do the job. It documents the bargaining process between the Brazilian government and transnational firms, estimates the cost incurred by the government as a result of the plan, and provides new archival evidence that shows that firms would not have invested without government pressure. It argues that the current, polarized debate on the role of the state in economic development must become more nuanced, as the Brazilian auto case suggests that the effectiveness of state policy can vary greatly across sectors and over time
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 267 pages)
ISBN:	9780511572043
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511572043