1.introduction -- Labor costs and the competitive situation -- Vertical integration and the management of inputs to production -- Knowledge and competitiveness -- Innovation behavior and innovation management -- Markets, trade and globalization -- Conclusions

The research aimed to identify the determinants of competitiveness of poultry meat agri-chain in Mato Grosso, with a focus on links in aviculture and processing. The methodology uses drivers of competitiveness, assigning evaluations from very unfavorable to very favorable for a number of...

This paper examines the consequences of the collapse of the national bargaining structure in the American meat industry during the 1980s. It argues the driving force behind the collapse was the substitution of chicken for beef in the American diet. The relatively high price of beef was no longer...