Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968

@article{Shapiro1991DeterminantsOF,
  title={Determinants of Firm Entry into the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturing Industry, 1956–1968},
  author={Helen Shapiro},
  journal={Business History Review},
  year={1991},
  volume={65},
  pages={876 - 947}
}
  • Helen Shapiro
  • Published 1 December 1991
  • Economics, Business
  • Business History Review
This article examines the negotiating process between the Brazilian state and transnational auto companies. It argues against dichotomous frameworks that emphasize either economic or political variables in shaping foreign direct investment and in favor of a more complicated bargaining framework that takes into account the strategic objectives of state policy as well as the form and timing of firm investment. Using archival evidence and interviews, the article documents the implantation of the… 
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