This Discussion Paper is part of a series of studies on the Sector Funds conducted by Ipea in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. The CT-Transporte is, among sector funds, the smallest in number of projects and committed resources. The reason for such poor...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the sectoral funds directed to agribusiness (CTAgribusiness). Besides presenting the national system of agricultural innovation in Brazil, the study shows the dynamic of technological development related to agribusiness sectoral funds. A description of the...

Since the late 1990s, Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) policies have been operated in Brazil mainly through calls for proposals stately-financed by a number of "sectorial funds". Each of these funds is named after the economic sector concentrating the tax revenue financing them....

This paper aims to analyze the role of government coalitions in the formulation and implementation of a socioeconomic development model. It is a qualitative research that focuses on the extent to which the formation of coalitions to support a developmental platform is efficient in formulating...

The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva marked Brazil’s resumption of "big government" intervention in the economy, particularly through investment in a variety of infrastructure projects, as evidenced by the launch of the Growth Acceleration Program in 2007. Historically, such...

Amid the current context of reorganization of the Brazilian defense industry, an important question to be tackled is foreign ownership in this sector. That is, the risk that products, systems and technologies before developed internally are reversed for overseas acquisition, leading to reduced...

The aim of this study is to discuss the resurgence of the Brazilian defense industry in the last decade. It analyzes the recent historical trend and the prospects created for its companies from the resumption of government policies towards the defense sector, as well as the challenges posed to...

Public procurement refers to the process through which the government seeks to obtain services, materials and equipment needed to operate in accordance with laws and regulations. Although public procurement is mainly oriented to attend government demands, it is acknowledged by scholars in this...

This paper analyses Brazilian innovation polices, focusing on the access of subsidiaries and national enterprises to selected public innovation instruments: subvention, credit and Law 11.196/05. It presents theoretical aspects of government incentives to innovation; international experiences;...