Labour Relations and Industrial Performance in Brazil

Labour relations had important connections with industrial performance in Greater Sao Paulo, the most important industrial centre in Brazil and Latin America, between 1945 and 1960. This book shows that the predominant industrial practices in terms of wages, working conditions and industrial training kept away activities based on quality and innovation which could produce sustained growth in the long term. As a result, the most important industrial centre in Brazil was locked into inefficient industrial practices and technologies, which have since marked the economic history of Brazilian industrialisation.

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RENATO COLISTETE is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Paulista State University (UNESP), Brazil.

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List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface PART ONE: THE INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE AND THE LABOUR MARKETS The Structure of the Labour Markets Shaping the Labour Markets PART TWO: CONDITIONS OF WORK The Factory Environment Shaping the Factory Environment PART THREE: INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE Industrial Capabilities The Political Economy of Productivity Performance Conclusions Appendix A Appendix B Bibliography Index