<b>Brazilian cargo road transportation infrastructure: globalization, logistics, policy and growth

This paper analyzes the main economical and technical aspects of the Brazilian Transportation infrastructure, focusing on the roadway cargo transportation sector. It brings information, reflections and technical considerations concerning political, planning and strategic issues, addressing to the fu...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lobo, Amir Mattar Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2014-02-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Technology
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/18843
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Summary:This paper analyzes the main economical and technical aspects of the Brazilian Transportation infrastructure, focusing on the roadway cargo transportation sector. It brings information, reflections and technical considerations concerning political, planning and strategic issues, addressing to the future of the sector and also the possibilities of growth. Summarizing, this paper presents, based on authors like Eric Hobsbawn and Amarthya Sen, a contemporaneous overview of the infrastructure of the Brazilian roadway cargo system, considering the impact of the globalization and government policies, resulting from forecasting growth of the logistics and transportation sector inBrazil.
ISSN:1806-2563
1807-8664