This paper debates on modernization of Brazilian agriculture, presents the construction process of the sector's national innovation system and the role of Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), as well as shows Brazil's competitive insertion in the international market of...

This discussion paper analyzes the catching-up and leapfrogging strategies implemented in China as a mechanism to overcome the middle-income trap. For this, it adopts the theoretical and methodological framework of the sectorial innovation system and the technological catch-up according to the...

The aerospace sector is highly strategic and symbolizes the economic, technological and geopolitical power of a country. In order to develop "national champions", China has developed policies and strategies for various industries. Thus, while these policies successful, it was possible to notice...

This report consists of two parts. In this first part, I analyze the emergence of large oligopolies in the telecommunications sector in China, mainly showing how this was a strategy to strengthen national companies (indigenous companies) that manufacture telecommunications equipment, which...

The concern around climate change as a global policy guideline within the United Nations has brought about numerous transformations in sectors directly related to greenhouse gas emissions such as energy and transport. Given this scenario, the objective of the study is to make a global overview...

Technological change is a determining factor in economic growth. Since the 1970s, Brazil has become an example in promoting agricultural research. The result was total factor productivity (TFP) growth. What would be the impact of public policies on productivity growth? The present study sought...

This report is divided into two parts. In this second part, I analyze the evolution of the telecommunications equipment manufacturers market in China, mainly showing the essentiality of the articulation between Chinese telecommunications operators with the public policies of the Chinese...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the budget execution of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) in the period between 2001 and 2010 in order to evaluate if changes in its composition would indicate a greater emphasis on systemic innovation policies. Data...

Brazilian agriculture has undergone a process of transformation in recent decades, being featured on the world agricultural production at both the production and productivity. The United States are characterized as highlighted in the agricultural world, therefore, is a reference for comparison...