The goal of this paper was to identify the stability of plural governances in sugarcane supply tr... more The goal of this paper was to identify the stability of plural governances in sugarcane supply transactions, considering a possible increase in the use of verticalization. A longitudinal analysis was performed using data on three harvests (1999/00, 2008/09, 2012/13) reported by 65 mills from the state. It concluded that the governance strategies have relative stability, with little significant migration from the use of plural to singular governance forms. Furthermore, the use of verticalization was observed to have decreased between the 1999/00 and 2008/09 crops, and stabilized between this latter and 2012/13, pointing to a relative stability in its use.
Sugarcane crops have expanded unevenly across the state of São Paulo and understanding its dynami... more Sugarcane crops have expanded unevenly across the state of São Paulo and understanding its dynamics can contribute toward future policies in the sector. The article analyzes the evolution of land use using data about the state’s agricultural production between 1983 and 2013 provided by the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IEA). A methodology for the analysis of the intensity of occupation is proposed, based on the frequency distribution of occupation by sugarcane crops in 1982/83. It is concluded that the occupation increased from approximately 7% of the state territory in 1983 to almost 25% in 2013 and that the intensity of occupation concentrated in the center of the state and has spread to other regions over the period.
A produção de cana-de-açúcar no estado de São Paulo cresceu
acentuadamente desde o final do sécul... more A produção de cana-de-açúcar no estado de São Paulo cresceu acentuadamente desde o final do século XX e, especificamente no município de Fernandópolis, o cultivo da cana destaca-se pela dimensão territorial e relevância sócioeconômica que assume, dada a quantidade de empregos que gera. Este trabalho é composto por um estudo sobre as alterações na composição dos fatores de produção do corte da cana de uma unidade produtora localizada na região de Fernandópolis no período de 2001 a 2006. Nesse período, a proibição do fogo como método de despalha tem sido apontada como variável que contribui para a aceleração do processo de mecanização da colheita da cana. Elaborou-se uma análise sobre os fatores intervenientes no processo de mecanização do corte da cana partindo-se de dois pressupostos: a) a colheita mecanizada toma, gradativamente, o lugar da colheita manual; e b) os trabalhadores possuem níveis diferentes de produtividade, que podem estar relacionadas com sexo e idade. Assim, construiu-se a hipótese de que a mecanização afeta de forma desigual os trabalhadores, sendo, inicialmente, mais afetados aqueles menos produtivos, que tendem a ser os que menos possuem condições de se readaptar a outras atividades.
This paper focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness... more This paper focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness. The sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets. Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness important issues for such organizations. The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo using a mathematical approach and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana”.
This work focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness.... more This work focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness. There have been some changes in the Brazilian economic structure since the early 90s. These changes have been influenced by the Western economic liberalization as well as by the financial and economic globalization. Consequently they have raised a few issues about some facts and events such as efficiency and competitiveness of the business organization especially of the ones that have been protected by the government’s paternalism and protectionism. In chapter one there is a study about the Brazilian sugar-cane plantation focused on São Paulo’s sugar-cane sector by a bibliographical review. It aimed at demonstrating the origin of the sugar cane agribusiness, its importance and its characteristics. According to this study the sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets. Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness extremely important issues for such organizations. In the theoretical references about competitiveness and efficiency it approaches from the firm’s theory based on the Neoclassical Micro-economy to the concept of competitiveness and efficiency in a way to set a connection between both terms. The chapter also presents a mathematical approach of the patterns in the researched literature used to measure the efficiency of the industries at the end. The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana” made for this field, which has been published for at least eight years, so it is quoted in various texts in this work.
The goal of this paper was to identify the stability of plural governances in sugarcane supply tr... more The goal of this paper was to identify the stability of plural governances in sugarcane supply transactions, considering a possible increase in the use of verticalization. A longitudinal analysis was performed using data on three harvests (1999/00, 2008/09, 2012/13) reported by 65 mills from the state. It concluded that the governance strategies have relative stability, with little significant migration from the use of plural to singular governance forms. Furthermore, the use of verticalization was observed to have decreased between the 1999/00 and 2008/09 crops, and stabilized between this latter and 2012/13, pointing to a relative stability in its use.
Sugarcane crops have expanded unevenly across the state of São Paulo and understanding its dynami... more Sugarcane crops have expanded unevenly across the state of São Paulo and understanding its dynamics can contribute toward future policies in the sector. The article analyzes the evolution of land use using data about the state’s agricultural production between 1983 and 2013 provided by the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IEA). A methodology for the analysis of the intensity of occupation is proposed, based on the frequency distribution of occupation by sugarcane crops in 1982/83. It is concluded that the occupation increased from approximately 7% of the state territory in 1983 to almost 25% in 2013 and that the intensity of occupation concentrated in the center of the state and has spread to other regions over the period.
A produção de cana-de-açúcar no estado de São Paulo cresceu
acentuadamente desde o final do sécul... more A produção de cana-de-açúcar no estado de São Paulo cresceu acentuadamente desde o final do século XX e, especificamente no município de Fernandópolis, o cultivo da cana destaca-se pela dimensão territorial e relevância sócioeconômica que assume, dada a quantidade de empregos que gera. Este trabalho é composto por um estudo sobre as alterações na composição dos fatores de produção do corte da cana de uma unidade produtora localizada na região de Fernandópolis no período de 2001 a 2006. Nesse período, a proibição do fogo como método de despalha tem sido apontada como variável que contribui para a aceleração do processo de mecanização da colheita da cana. Elaborou-se uma análise sobre os fatores intervenientes no processo de mecanização do corte da cana partindo-se de dois pressupostos: a) a colheita mecanizada toma, gradativamente, o lugar da colheita manual; e b) os trabalhadores possuem níveis diferentes de produtividade, que podem estar relacionadas com sexo e idade. Assim, construiu-se a hipótese de que a mecanização afeta de forma desigual os trabalhadores, sendo, inicialmente, mais afetados aqueles menos produtivos, que tendem a ser os que menos possuem condições de se readaptar a outras atividades.
This paper focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness... more This paper focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness. The sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets. Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness important issues for such organizations. The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo using a mathematical approach and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana”.
This work focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness.... more This work focuses on evaluating the productive efficiency of São Paulo’s sugar-cane agribusiness. There have been some changes in the Brazilian economic structure since the early 90s. These changes have been influenced by the Western economic liberalization as well as by the financial and economic globalization. Consequently they have raised a few issues about some facts and events such as efficiency and competitiveness of the business organization especially of the ones that have been protected by the government’s paternalism and protectionism. In chapter one there is a study about the Brazilian sugar-cane plantation focused on São Paulo’s sugar-cane sector by a bibliographical review. It aimed at demonstrating the origin of the sugar cane agribusiness, its importance and its characteristics. According to this study the sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets. Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness extremely important issues for such organizations. In the theoretical references about competitiveness and efficiency it approaches from the firm’s theory based on the Neoclassical Micro-economy to the concept of competitiveness and efficiency in a way to set a connection between both terms. The chapter also presents a mathematical approach of the patterns in the researched literature used to measure the efficiency of the industries at the end. The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana” made for this field, which has been published for at least eight years, so it is quoted in various texts in this work.
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acentuadamente desde o final do século XX e, especificamente no município de
Fernandópolis, o cultivo da cana destaca-se pela dimensão territorial e relevância sócioeconômica
que assume, dada a quantidade de empregos que gera.
Este trabalho é composto por um estudo sobre as alterações na composição
dos fatores de produção do corte da cana de uma unidade produtora localizada na região
de Fernandópolis no período de 2001 a 2006. Nesse período, a proibição do fogo como
método de despalha tem sido apontada como variável que contribui para a aceleração do
processo de mecanização da colheita da cana. Elaborou-se uma análise sobre os fatores
intervenientes no processo de mecanização do corte da cana partindo-se de dois
pressupostos: a) a colheita mecanizada toma, gradativamente, o lugar da colheita
manual; e b) os trabalhadores possuem níveis diferentes de produtividade, que podem
estar relacionadas com sexo e idade. Assim, construiu-se a hipótese de que a
mecanização afeta de forma desigual os trabalhadores, sendo, inicialmente, mais
afetados aqueles menos produtivos, que tendem a ser os que menos possuem condições
de se readaptar a outras atividades.
In chapter one there is a study about the Brazilian sugar-cane plantation focused on São Paulo’s sugar-cane sector by a bibliographical review. It aimed at demonstrating the origin of the sugar cane agribusiness, its importance and its characteristics. According to this study the sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets.
Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness extremely important issues for such organizations. In the theoretical references about competitiveness and efficiency it approaches from the firm’s theory based on the Neoclassical Micro-economy to the concept of competitiveness and efficiency in a way to set a connection between both terms. The chapter also presents a mathematical approach of the patterns in the researched literature used to measure the efficiency of the industries at the end.
The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana” made for this field, which has been published for at least eight years, so it is quoted in various texts in this work.
acentuadamente desde o final do século XX e, especificamente no município de
Fernandópolis, o cultivo da cana destaca-se pela dimensão territorial e relevância sócioeconômica
que assume, dada a quantidade de empregos que gera.
Este trabalho é composto por um estudo sobre as alterações na composição
dos fatores de produção do corte da cana de uma unidade produtora localizada na região
de Fernandópolis no período de 2001 a 2006. Nesse período, a proibição do fogo como
método de despalha tem sido apontada como variável que contribui para a aceleração do
processo de mecanização da colheita da cana. Elaborou-se uma análise sobre os fatores
intervenientes no processo de mecanização do corte da cana partindo-se de dois
pressupostos: a) a colheita mecanizada toma, gradativamente, o lugar da colheita
manual; e b) os trabalhadores possuem níveis diferentes de produtividade, que podem
estar relacionadas com sexo e idade. Assim, construiu-se a hipótese de que a
mecanização afeta de forma desigual os trabalhadores, sendo, inicialmente, mais
afetados aqueles menos produtivos, que tendem a ser os que menos possuem condições
de se readaptar a outras atividades.
In chapter one there is a study about the Brazilian sugar-cane plantation focused on São Paulo’s sugar-cane sector by a bibliographical review. It aimed at demonstrating the origin of the sugar cane agribusiness, its importance and its characteristics. According to this study the sector has got benefits from the government’s protectionist and paternalistic attitude since its beginning. Moreover with the structural modification of the Brazilian economy in the early 90’s the sugar-cane agribusiness firms were obliged to show up compatible performance with those organizations accustomed to surviving in competitive markets.
Therefore these changes in the economic environment have made efficiency and competitiveness extremely important issues for such organizations. In the theoretical references about competitiveness and efficiency it approaches from the firm’s theory based on the Neoclassical Micro-economy to the concept of competitiveness and efficiency in a way to set a connection between both terms. The chapter also presents a mathematical approach of the patterns in the researched literature used to measure the efficiency of the industries at the end.
The work finishes setting rankings of the organization’s efficiency of the sugar-cane agribusiness in São Paulo and promotes discussion about the degree of the heterogeneity of the levels of efficiency obtained, regional concentration of the efficient firms, the relation between efficiency and production scale and possible causes for inefficiency. The database used in this research was the “Anuário Jornal Cana” made for this field, which has been published for at least eight years, so it is quoted in various texts in this work.