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The object of this chapter is to analyse the forms taken in Brazil by interfirm linkages in local production systems. These are typically non-integrated production systems comprising large numbers of firms, many of which are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). They interact frequently and tend to develop a variety of linkages, as well as having agents who coordinate interfirm relations as a complement to market mechanisms.
The research on which this chapter is based was assisted by a grant from CNPq.
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Suzigan, W., Garcia, R., Furtado, J. (2008). Local and Global Linkages of Small and Medium Enterprises in Local Production Systems in Brazil. In: Parrilli, M.D., Bianchi, P., Sugden, R. (eds) High Technology, Productivity and Networks. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583726_9
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