Political Economy of Upgrading Regimes: Brazil and beyond

Michael Schedelik is Lecturer and Research Associate at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University Frankfurt where he teaches Comparative and International Political Economy. His research focuses on the politics of growth and innovation in developing and emerging economies.

• Part I. Theory and Frames.- 1 The Quest for Technological Upgrading in Emerging Economies.- 2 Theoretical Framework: The Political Economy of Upgrading Regimes.- Part II. Technological Upgrading in Brazil: Achievements and Challenges.- 3 Evidence on Innovation Capacity Building.- 4 Political Coordination and Socio-economic Coalitions.- 5 Research & Development and Competition Policy.- 6 Finance.- 7 Education, Training, and Labor.- 8 International Integration.- 9 Macroeconomic Management and Domestic Demand.- Part III. Comparative Perspectives.- 10 Complementarities and Comparisons.- 11 Conclusions.