TRANSFORMAÇÕES DA INDÚSTRIA TÊXTIL BRASILEIRA: A TRANSIÇÃO PARA A MODERNIZAÇÃO.

The paper aims to exam the Brazilian Textile Industry evolution process in the 1990's. It analyses the specific conditions of Brazilian commercial opening and the intensification of the technological innovation. From statistical information it verifies the impacts of these events on the structure, conduct and performance of the industry. The results show that the impacts of the commercial opening on this sector was more intense than in other industrial sectors what lead to an intense concentration movement in the period and to relevant implication on labor productiveness. The conclusions stress the present favorable perspectives of the Brazilian Textile Industry as to international competitiveness, restricted by specific public policies support and by investments intensification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]