 Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Capability in BrazilCarl J. Dahlman A chapter in Technological Capability in the Third World, 1984, pp 317-334 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Developing countries almost by definition have a vast pool of foreign technology on which to draw. However, that a country relies heavily on foreign technology does not necessarily mean that it does not develop indigenous technological capability (ITC). This paper focuses on the experience of Brazil, a country that has drawn extensively on foreign technology for its economic development, to illustrate some of the possible positive relationships between the importation of technology and the development of ITC. The first section provides a short background on the importation of technology and on government science and technology policy in Brazil. The second section presents case studies that illustrate how three different industries were developed in Brazil using different combinations of foreign technology and local effort. Finally, the last section presents some implications for the creation of ITC, investment analysis, and industrial and trade policy. Keywords: Direct Foreign Invest; Trade Policy; Capital Good; Technological Capability; Expansion Plan (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-17487-4_17 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17487-4_17 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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