Ferraz 2003 Economic liberalisation and Economic liberalisation and development in Latin America: development in Latin America: Achievements, constraints and Achievements, constraints and perspectives for the Brazilian perspectives for the Brazilian Industry Industry João Carlos Ferraz Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations David Kupfer and Mariana Iootty Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Ferraz 2003
Economic liberalisation and Economic liberalisation and development in Latin America: development in Latin America:
Achievements, constraints and Achievements, constraints and perspectives for the Brazilian Industryperspectives for the Brazilian Industry
João Carlos Ferraz
Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations
David Kupfer and Mariana Iootty
Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Ferraz 2003
Guide of presentationGuide of presentation
• Development and competition
• Historical context and framework conditions
• Economic liberalisation
• Industrial performance
• Competitiveness in four industrial groups
• 10 years of economic liberalisation Made in Brazil … and after???
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Development and competitionDevelopment and competition
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DevelopmentDevelopment
• Development: growth, structural change, income distribution and learning
• State: pro-active participant in processes of transformation
• Development: innovation, competition and entrepreneurs
• Successful corporations: networking and increasing competences to explore expanding markets
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Process of competitionProcess of competition
• Competition is a systemic, interactive process, involving firms, industrial structure and framework conditions
• Confrontation among firms - primary source of economic dynamism
• Competitive firm: imposes the rules of competition
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Competitiveness and patterns of competition
Competitiveness: Capacity of a firm to formulate and implement strategies to maintain or expand a sustainable market position
Competitive firm: Strategies, capabilities and performance coherent with sectoral pattern of competition
Pattern of competition: Collection of competitive drivers -key factors for success in a specific market
Competition is a systemic, interactive process, involving firms, industrial structure factors and framework conditions
Two important remarks
Patterns of competition are sector/market specific
In time, patterns of competition may change due to innovation or changes in systemic factors