This paper discusses the empirical evidence on deindustrialization in Brazil, which is compared with the case of Parana. The study suggests that the participation of industry has fallen in Brazil, and discusses the implications of this trend for long run growth. On the other hand, a different...

A key question with a long tradition in development economics is which patterns of structural change are more conducive for economic growth and convergence in the international economy. Although some studies show that industry has been loosing ground in the Brazilian economy (both in terms of...

In the structuralist approach, the industry sector has an outstanding role because several features point that this is an essential sector for the economy’s dynamics. HIRSCHMAN (1958) points out that the industry sector has more backward and forward linkages comparing to the other sectors of...

Since the middle of the 80s, Brazil is facing a process of industry participation loss as a percentage in GDP and in the economy total employment. This phenomenon can be characterized as a deindustrialization process. Some elements such as increase in produtitivity, statistical illusion, and...

In the economic growth and development literature there are two elements that are usually considered to be essential in shaping countries’ economic performance. The first one is that investments on the real sector are a necessary condition to generate productive capacity on industry and other...

Apesar de alguns estudos apresentarem evidências de que a industria perde peso na economia brasileira (em termos de emprego e do valor adicionado), faltam evidências que permitam identificar seus efeitos sobre o desempenho econômico brasileiro. Os estudos sobre a qualidade dos empregos...