Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness in Brazil

by Jamil Salmi, Carl Dahlman, Alberto Rodrí­guez

Brazil is the world's largest exporter of coffee, sugar, can-based ethanol, orange juice, and iron ore. Yet over the past 10 years, its economy has grown an average of only 2.5 percent per year. The questions increasingly being asked is, How can Brazil improve its competitiveness in the global economy? 'Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness in Brazil' makes a compelling argument that, in a global economy that is increasingly knowledge drive,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821374389
• ISBN13: 9780821374382
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 10.4"