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The Role of Flagship Firms, External Actors and Support Institutions in the Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Brazil: Two Industrial Cluster Studies

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Angela da Rocha
Beatriz Kury
Joana Monteiro
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This paper examines the process by which firms in a cluster start to export based on systemic interactions and the process of diffusion of exporting as a business strategy within the cluster. Two Brazilian manufacturing industries are studied, and within each one a geographic cluster was identified as the origin of dynamic export growth. Players in each industrial cluster, as well as other significant players, were interviewed or identified using secondary sources, and extensive secondary data research was undertaken to study clusters’ historical development. Detailed analysis and a comparison of the two experiences made it possible to draw some general conclusions concerning the similarities and differences between the two clusters in terms of the adoption and diffusion of exporting.

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Paper provided by Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department in its series RES Working Papers with number 3270.

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Keywords: Cluster; Exports; Innovation; Brazil;

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L68 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Appliances; Other Consumer Durables

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