TY - JOUR T1 - Infrastructure, Competitiveness and Determinants of Private Investment in the Brazilian Context AU - Ferreira Braga Tadeu, Hugo AU - Berger, Daniel AU - Tasso Moreira Silva, Jersone AU - Alberto Arruda de Oliveira, Carlos JO - International Business Management VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 508 EP - 515 PY - 2013 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2013.508.515 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2013.508.515 KW - competitiveness KW -Brazil KW -infrastructure KW -Public inevstment KW -private investment AB - The objective of this study is to evaluate the infrastructure segment, investments relative to GDP and major competitiveness indicators, based on published data on the 2001-2010 period. Lastly, analyses of segments showing higher potential for investments and returns in the 2011-2017 period are carried out. Initially, it was made a survey on the specialized literature followed by a segment valuation and opportunities for the 2011-2017 period. The qualitative method was used and analyses were conducted on information available in databases. The analyses carried out indicate a great need for improvements in the segments of electric power, telecommunications, road, rail and air transportation, harbours, waterways and sewage systems in a model where private investment offers substantial return and become more attractive than public investment. ER -