An analysis of industrial districts and Triple Helix of innovation – a regional development experience in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro

• DOI: 10.1016/j.rai.2017.07.005
• Publication Date: 2017-08-30T16:45:46Z
• Authors: Marcelo Amaral; Raphael Lima; Gustavo da Silva ...; Mariana Fagundes; Marília Schocair
• Keywords: Corporation

This work consolidates a research effort to analyze 70 years of economic development in the region Paraíba do Sul River, south state Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper follows trajectory leader company, steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica National, and its relations with other local actors, such as government universities. question investigates if steel market is still company's core business evolution competitive global production network. introduces different exploratory approach, analyzing productive networks using an industrial district typology linkages based on Triple Helix university–industry–government. literature review case study show first transition, after privatization process nineties, transforming state-owned company focus national into transnational corporation four continents. second from globally integrated chain mining underway. region's configuration migrated town state-centered model central-radial arrangement. migration satellite platform progress. Regarding technology development, strategy changed in-house buying technology. There recent recreate interaction space