The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil The Role of Innovation in a Dynamic
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 a
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Felix Kaup
The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil The Role of Innovation in a Dynamic Sector on Its Path Towards Sustainability
Contributions to Economics
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Felix Kaup
The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil The Role of Innovation in a Dynamic Sector on Its Path Towards Sustainability
Felix Kaup Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Potsdam Germany Institute for Latin American Studies Freie Universita¨t Berlin Berlin Germany
D 188 ISSN 1431-1933 ISSN 2197-7178 (electronic) Contributions to Economics ISBN 978-3-319-16582-0 ISBN 978-3-319-16583-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-16583-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936312 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Amapa
Roraima
Pará Amazonas
Maranhão
Ceará
Piauí
Acre
Pernambuco Alagoas Sergipe
Tocanns Rondônia
Rio Grande do Norte Paraíba
Bahia
Mato Grosso Federal District Goiás
Minas Gerais Espírito Santo
Mato Grosso do Sul
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro Macro-regions of Brazil
Paraná
North Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul
North - East Center - West South - West South
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Acknowledgments
This thesis would not have been completed without the help of many people and institutions whom I would like to thank here. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. em. Dr. Manfred Nitsch for reminding me on my once expressed thought that a PhD thesis would be something w
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