The strategic crisis and the privatization of telecommunications: the malaise of the Superior School of War

In the 1990s, Brazil witnessed the resumption by the private sector of productive sectors that were under the State's control. This study evaluates the position of strategists of the Higher School of War (ESG) in this period and in these circumstances with regard to the structure of telecommuni...

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Authors: Machado Santana, Adriano, Wainberg, Jacques Alkalai
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repository:Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/3042
Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/3042
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Communication
Privatization
Telecommunications
Comunicação
privatizações
telecomunicações
Privatização das telecomunicações no Brasil
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Summary:In the 1990s, Brazil witnessed the resumption by the private sector of productive sectors that were under the State's control. This study evaluates the position of strategists of the Higher School of War (ESG) in this period and in these circumstances with regard to the structure of telecommunications in the country. It should be remembered that until the 1980s, the understanding of scholars of that institution privileged the concentration of power around a strong and authoritarian state. As a result, they did not accept the fragmentation of the National Telecommunications System as a decisive element in mobilizing the country and expressing its sovereignty.