The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil The Role of Innovation in a Dynamic Sector on Its Path Towards Sustainability /

• Main Author: Kaup, Felix (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Globalization.; Markets.; Agriculture.; Sustainable development.; Economic policy.; Agricultural economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Sustainable Development.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Agricultural Economics.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian sugarcane complex with a special focus on technological advances that promote sustainable development. It first examines the question why sugarcane-based ethanol from Brazil is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuel compared to other b...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theoretical Framework - Sustainability and Innovation
• 3 Research Design
• A Case for Methodological Pluralism
• 4 Empirical Research - Setor Sucroenergético in Brazil - from the Experts' Mouths
• 5 Conclusions
• Annex.