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10/Apr/2017
Bernardo Frossard Silva Rego, Ariane Cristine Roder Figueira
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3821201700010005
This article analyses the interaction between Brazilian companies and government in the context of foreign policy, observing the state’s support for the internationalization of large Brazilian civil construction firms. The results show that over the years these companies had privileged access to the Federal Executive, including civil service agencies. One consequence of this system of channelling demands through the Executive was to demote the Legislative branch to a secondary role. This pattern of interaction changed following the restoration of Congress’s […]
Keywords: civil construction; company internationalization; Foreign policy; State-business relationship