CAPITAL-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES IN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING COUNTRIES : the case of the... brazilian automobile and steel industries.: the case of the... brazilian automobile and steel industries. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Fischer, Bernhard
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; A. Introduction; B. The Competitive Edge of the Brazilian Automobile Industry; I. Introduction; II. Economic Performance of the Brazilian Automobile Industry; 1. The Role of Brazil in International Automobile Production; 2. Export Performance of Brazilian Automobile Producers; a. Destination of Exports; b. Product Structure of World-Market Sales; c. Differences in Firm-Strategies; III. Brazil's Position in World-Automotive Markets and Relative Production Costs 1. Quantitative Assessment of Brazil's Revealed Comparative Advantages in World-Automotive Marketsa. Export-Performance Ratios for Major Export Markets; b. Price Competitiveness in Europe and the United States; 2. Production Costs in the Brazilian Automobile Industry: Major Cost Elements in International Perspective; a. Overview on International Cost Comparisons; b. International Comparison of Unit-Labour Costs in Motor-Vehicle Production; c. Scale Efficiency of Automobile Production in Brazil D. On the Efficiency of Supplying Industries: International Cost Comparisons for Selected Input ItemsIV. Major Determinants of the Export Performance of the Brazilian Automobile Industry; 1. Factor Intensities in Automobile Production; a. Standardization in International Production of Transport Equipment?; b. Factor Intensities in Sub-Branches of the Brazilian Motor-Vehicle Industry; 2. The Role of Government Interventions in Brazil; a. Automobile Exports and Exchange-Rate Policies; b. Export Incentives for Automotive Exports C. Relative Incentives to Domestic and Export Sales of Automobiles: A Comparison of Nominal Incentive Ratesd. Effective Incentives Granted to Automotive Industries; V. Prospects of Automobile Production in Brazil; 1. Domestic Demand Prospects for Automobiles in Brazil; 2. The International Environment for Brazilian Automobile Firms in the Future; a. Prospects of World Demand for Automobiles; b. Technological Change, Firm Strategies and Motor-Vehicle Production in Brazil; 3. Policy-Induced Bottlenecks to Future Growth of Automobile Production in Brazil C. The Competitive Edge of the Brazilian Steel IndustryI. Introduction; II. Economic Performance of the Brazilian Steel Industry; 1. Output, Trade, and Current Structure; a. Origin and Development of Steel Production; b. Firm-Specific Characteristics of the Brazilian Steel Industry; c. Brazil's Position in the World Steel Market; 2. Major Trends in Brazil's Steel Exports; a. Export Performance and Export Propensity; b, Destination of Exports; c. Export Performance at the Firm Level
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : ROUTLEDGE
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume.)
• Subjects: 338.4762920981; Automobile industry and trade -- Brazil; Steel industry and trade -- Brazil; Capital intensive industries -- Developing countries -- Case studies; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429690198; 0429690193
• Related ISBNs: 0367003511; 9780367003517
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