Competitiveness and Growth in
Brazilian Cities : Local Policies and Actions for Innovation

Competitiveness and Growth in Brazilian Cities : Local Policies and Actions for Innovation

Given the Brazilian federal government's high priority on economic growth, competitiveness is at the top of the economic agenda. While economic policies at the national level are important to this agenda, more than 75 percent of people live in...

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Main Author:	Zhang, Ming
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACTION PLANS BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BENCHMARKS BEST PRACTICES BEST-PRACTICE BOUNDARIES BRAIN BRAIN DRAIN BUREAUCRACIES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS DECISIONS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES BUYERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES COAL COLLABORATION COLLABORATIONS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMODITY COMMON GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETENCIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE EDGE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITORS CONNECTIVITY CONSUMERS COPYRIGHT DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOMAINS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EMAILS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTS EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXPORT PROMOTION EXTERNALITIES FEEDBACK MECHANISMS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SERVICES GRAPHICS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH THEORY HIERARCHIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN INTERACTION HUMAN RESOURCES ICT IDEAS IDENTITY INCOME INCREASING RETURNS INDUSTRIAL BASE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMATION AGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTION KNOWLEDGE FLOWS KNOWLEDGE SHARING KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEADING LEARNING LICENSES LOCALIZATION LOGIC MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL COST MARKET ECONOMY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET SHARE MARKETING MATERIAL MULTILATERAL TRADE NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NETWORKS OIL PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLLUTION POSITIVE EFFECTS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POSITIVE FEEDBACK POSITIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC UTILITIES QUERIES R&D RECYCLING REGISTRY RESULT RESULTS SEMICONDUCTOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SIDE EFFECTS SILICON SITES SKILLED LABOR SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL ECONOMICS STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORK SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TACIT KNOWLEDGE TARGETS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TELEPHONE THINKING TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSMISSION TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE USES VALUE CHAIN VALUE CHAINS VARIETY VISION WAGES WEALTH WEB WORKFORCE WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Summary:	Given the Brazilian federal government's high priority on economic growth, competitiveness is at the top of the economic agenda. While economic policies at the national level are important to this agenda, more than 75 percent of people live in urban areas, which produce more than 90 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). 'What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?' Mayors, governors, and federal government officials have frequently asked this question. For cities, economic competition has become more intense with globalization. Many municipal officials have been striving to enhance municipal infrastructure and services, while others have also been working on reducing the cost of doing businesses to make their areas more attractive for private investment. On the other hand, promoting local economic growth without considering local context and market conditions does not always achieve expectations. The policies discussed in this report are essentially about promoting local economic development. However, the author believe that the term competitiveness, as a dynamic concept, is helpful for local policy makers as it implies two essential aspects of promoting local economic development in today's environment: (a) cities not only need to provide a good business environment, they need to strive to provide a better one than others, at least in certain aspects (or niches); and (b) cities need to continually upgrade and innovate to achieve sustained growth.