Limits of the scientific and technological development in Brazil

Vol. 19 No. 2 (1999)

Apr-Jun / 1999
Published April 1, 1999
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How to Cite

Paula, João Antônio de. 1999. “Limits of the Scientific and Technological Development in Brazil”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 19 (2):243-64. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571999-1056.

Limits of the scientific and technological development in Brazil

João Antônio de Paula
Professor e pesquisador do Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - CEDEPLAR/FACE/UFMG, Belo Horizonte/ MG, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 19 No. 2 (1999), Apr-Jun / 1999, Pages 243-264

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to establish the social, political, economic and
cultural elements that are in the basis of the constitution of any process of scientific and
technological development in order to consider the specificity and the limits of the Brazilian
path in this matter.

JEL Classification: O33; B50.


Keywords: Scientific production technological change