Winning the Battle to Lose the War?: Brazilian Electronics Policy Under US Threat of Sanctions

by Maria-Ines Bastos

Overview

A US/Brazil trade conflict on the Brazilian protectionist electronics policy developed during 198589. In that period and under the threat of trade sanctions, a few changes were made in the Brazilian policy. Major consequences of the conflict were felt after its conclusion. It was one important political factor among the forces that pushed for the opening of the Brazilian electronics market in the early 1990s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135778279
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/25/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Maria-Ines Bastos

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; Part 1 SETTING THE CONTEXT: THEORY AND PROPERTY RIGHTS; Chapter 1 A BARGAINING APPROACH TO THE US/BRAZIL CONFLICT OVER THE BRAZILIAN ‘INFORMATICS’ POLICY; Chapter 2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INTERSTATE CONFLICT; Part 2 : THE DISPUTE; Chapter 3 POLICIES FOR THE FORMATION OF THE BRAZILIAN IT INDUSTRY; Chapter 4 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BRAZILIAN IT POLICY; Chapter 5 THE US FIGHT FOR MARKET ACCESS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; Chapter 6 THE EVOLVING DISPUTE; Chapter 7 SHIFT IN THE BRAZILIAN SOFTWARE POLICY: RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT; Part 3 : UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION; Chapter 8 HOW THE RESOLUTION WAS NON-ZERO SUM; Chapter 9 BEYOND THE DISPUTE;