Market leadership and entry into technology in agro-food system in semi-industrialized countries: the Brazilian case

Vol. 16 No. 1 (1996)

Jan-Mar / 1996
Published January 1, 1996
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How to Cite

Lemos, Mauro Borges. 1996. “Market Leadership and Entry into Technology in Agro-Food System in Semi-Industrialized Countries: The Brazilian Case”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 16 (1):84-106. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571996-0857.

Market leadership and entry into technology in agro-food system in semi-industrialized countries: the Brazilian case

Mauro Borges Lemos
Do CEDEPLAR e do Departamento de Ciências Econômicas da Faculdade de Administração e Ciências Econômicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – CEDEPLAR-FACE-UFMG, Belo Horizonte/ MG, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 16 No. 1 (1996), Jan-Mar / 1996, Pages 84-106

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to understand specific entry conditions into technology in the agro-food system and how these conditions have facilitated market leadership in that system by newly industrializing countries with natural resource endowments. The analysis is focused on the Brazilian case.

JEL Classification: Q13; Q16.


Keywords: Biotechnology agrobusiness innovation