Quality management and competitiveness: the diffusion of the ISO 9000 standards in Latin America and recommendations for government strategies

Includes bibliography

Quality management, ISO 9000 and government programmes

Includes bibliography

Quality management promotion to improve competitiveness

Includes bibliography

The Project Data Bank approach to an efficient public investment management system

Includes bibliography

ISO 9000 standards: quality as a market strategy

In a context of increasing globalization it is essential to have a comprehensive system to guarantee the quality of the final products and inputs that are traded around the world. The main goal is to satisfy the expectations and needs of the final customer, wherever s/he may be. The quality management systems set out in the ISO 9000 standards, used in conjunction with third party certification, have become a factor in market success for all commercial and industrial firms that have achieved this goal.

Expenditures, investment and financing for sustainable development in Brazil

Includes bibliography