This paper, written as a keynote speech, is divided in two parts. The first part reviews the literature on industrial clustering focusing on policy implications. It argues that the theoretical complexity, which renders the subject difficult to formalize, and the want of empirical work do not...

Tendo em vista o debate sobre a perda de dinamismo e o atraso tecnologico da industria brasileira nos anos 80, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo estudar a pratica de politica industrial e o correspondente esforco de "institution building" no periodo situado entre as decadas de 30 e 70,...

Conventional wisdom usually underestimates the important role of public research institutes and universities in successful cases of Brazilian economy. History of science and technology institutions shows a long-term process of formation of these institutions and their interactions with...

This paper aims at contributing to the debate on industrial policy and economic development in Brazil. At first, theoretical approaches that support industrial policy-making are discussed, with emphasis on the neoschumpeterian/evolutionary approach, which focuses on innovation as prime mover of...