Evaluation of the Brazilian industrial structure process

Abstract

The interaction of four tendencies (globalization, opening of the economy, stabilization
and privatization) has been breaking the triad composed of state owned, foreign
owned and private family owned enterprises, which was from the fifties to the beginning
of the nineties the mainstay of Brazil ‘s capitalism. Brazilian economy is being subjected to
deep changes that despite difficulties has made feasible the solidification of a new dynamic
of investments which may allow the initiation of sustained growth. This paper was a first
trial to evaluate that process and to define the grounds for a policy of competitiveness and
investments that diversify from the ancient industrial policies practiced in Brazil would help
to minimize the pains of the process and help in making it solid.

JEL Classification: F61; F13; L16; O25.