Guerra fiscal e competição intermunicipal por novos investimentos no setor automotivo brasileiro

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ID7279587
AuthorsGlauco Arbix (0000-0002-7078-4328, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume43
Issue1
Pages5-43
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDados (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-5258 • E-ISSN: 1678-4588
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0011-52582000000100001
OpenAlexW2121460732
SCIELO_PIDS0011-52582000000100001
LanguagePT
Citations received9
References cited2

The article discusses some of the new issues raised by the recent surge of foreign direct investments in Brazil, especially in the auto industry. Known as the fiscal war, or bidding war, competition over these investments derives from a decrease in private investments (based on decisions made at multinational corporate headquarters) and from an increase in public spending. Stimulated by the central government, this competition exacerbates the federative conflict and hampers the generation of regional development projects aimed at decreasing inequalities. The most visible signs of this dispute are the wasting of public resources, predatory fragmentation, and uncertainty about return on investments. Based on the emergence of institutional innovations, reactions to these policies have nevertheless proven important to the future of municipalities and states

Business · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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