신자유주의 흐름에 따른 브라질의 산업정책과 중소기업 지원정책의 변화

Abstract

This paper analyzes the legal, economic, social and industrial role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises(SMEs) in Brazil with dramatic changes of industrial policy after the introduction of neoliberalism. The legal status and definitions are evaluated, and also the SMEs related promotion policies are analyzed in order to find the discrepancies between the SMEs' reality and the supporting policies. It was found that SMEs policy in Brazil is excessively focused on small firms, ignoring medium-sized firms, and startup-for-subsistence. In order to gain competitiveness, more realistic and customized promotion policies are required. With the advent of new era, focusing on digital competence for all size of enterprises, SMEs, specially with its nature and problems, need special attention and supports from government and community in general in order to survive and grow. SMEs by its nature face shortage of human, financial, and technological resources. Brazilian promotion policy of SMEs should focus on specifically human resource development as a starting step with digital competency.