This paper aims at analyzing international trade in labor-intensive sectors in the 2000s, with a special reference to the Brazilian case. Therefore, we use the constant market share analysis to compare several countries’ export performance. It was observed that Asian countries emerged...

This paper analyses the relationship between Brazil´s regressive specialization and China´s increased international competitiveness. The Brazilian economy’s lack of dynamism and competitiveness in global markets, particularly when it comes to the production and exportation of manufactured...