by Lo Ting Shek = 複雜適應系統中的個體為本模型 / 盧庭碩. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-107). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / by Lo Ting Shek = Fu za shi ying xi tong zhong de ge ti wei ben mo xing / Lu Tingshuo. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Minority game --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1 --- The model --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Review on selected work on MG --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Market efficiency and Phase transition --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Crowd effect in MG --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Hamming distance between strategies --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Statistical mechanics of systems with heterogeneous agents --- p.21 / Chapter 3 --- Theory of the minority game --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1 --- Formalism --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2 --- Discussion --- p.31 / Chapter 4 --- Evolutionary Minority Game --- p.33 / Chapter 4.1 --- Model --- p.33 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.36 / Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion --- p.38 / Chapter 5 --- Theory of the Evolutionary Minority game --- p.43 / Chapter 5.1 --- The theory of D'hulst and Rodgers [1] --- p.44 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Discussion on the D'hulst and Rodgers's theory --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2 --- Theory of EMG [2] --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Formalism --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Results --- p.60 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Discussion --- p.66 / Chapter 6 --- Evolutionary Minority Game with arbitrary cutoffs --- p.68 / Chapter 6.1 --- Model --- p.68 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results --- p.69 / Chapter 6.3 --- Theory --- p.76 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.85 / Chapter 7 --- Evolutionary minority game with heterogeneous strategy distribution --- p.88 / Chapter 7.1 --- Model --- p.89 / Chapter 7.2 --- Results --- p.90 / Chapter 7.3 --- Discussion --- p.99 / Chapter 8 --- Conclusion --- p.103

As preocupações, desejos e necessidades dos consumidores à jusante tendem a guiar, cada vez mais, as iniciativas dos produtores à montante e esta é uma realidade também na agricultura, com a seleção de alimentos mais saudáveis, saborosos e com valor agregado por parte dos compradores, gerando um ambiente propício para produtos com estas características. O azeite extra virgem de oliva, cujas características se enquadram nos novos hábitos alimentares, vem assumindo uma posição de destaque entre os consumidores do mundo todo e não é diferente no Brasil. A despeito da pouca tradição na produção olivícola, o Brasil e em especial o Rio Grande do Sul, ao longo da última década tem iniciado uma produção concreta deste alimento, o qual vem chegando lentamente às gôndolas dos supermercados locais e nacionais gozando de uma reputação excelente. Diante, portanto, da possível emergência deste sistema de produção agrícola, da demanda potencial deste produto e da possibilidade de satisfazê-la por meio da produção local em contraposição às importações, entendeu-se que um estudo deste fenômeno recente e por conseguinte pouco analisado pode lançar as bases teóricas para a sua compreensão. Assim, teorias ligadas à governança foram utilizadas para a identificação da organização e coordenação do sistema. Para a análise dos elementos básicos do sistema, o referencial teórico utilizado foi o de sistemas complexos e para a compreensão da relação dos elementos básicos na formação de um sistema complexo, aplicou-se o ferramental da economia institucional evolucionária. Em função deste referencial teórico e da problemática a ser trabalhada, optou-se por um método reconhecidamente institucional com uma abordagem qualitativa, ou seja, um estudo de caso em modo exploratório, realizando entrevistas com participantes considerados chave no sistema e submetendo posteriormente os dados colhidos no campo aos dados secundários e ao referencial teórico. Os resultados encontrados apontam para um gradual florescimento da organização do sistema, com a coordenação não mercadológica do setor, entende-se governança, a cargo dos governos estadual e federal, mas não foram encontrados, até o momento, indícios de uma governança por parte da base, isto é, dos produtores. No que tange ao relacionamento dos elementos para a emergência do sistema, verificou-se que esta se dá por meio das trocas de informações constantes e transações que ocorrem entre os agentes e a economia local, influenciando uns aos outros em uma dinâmica base-topo e no sentido inverso, topo-base, quando o sistema reage às influências e inicia a estimular as estruturas de governança e infra-estrutura institucional. Nesta perspectiva, entende-se que os elementos do sistema que está efetivamente emergindo foram caracterizados, bem como sua relação com a economia local e que é imprescindível, para os participantes, que este sistema complexo seja entendido e tratado como tal, com intervenções adequadas, de modo que possa, desta forma, propiciar ganhos a todos os envolvidos. / Consumers concerns, desires and necessities in downstream tend to increasingly guide initiatives of producers in the upstream and this is a reality also in agriculture, with the selection of healthier, tastier, and with higher market value food, which generates a welcoming environment for products with such characteristics. Extra virgin olive oil, whose characteristics fit in the new dietary habits, has been assuming a highlighted position among consumers from the whole world, which is not different in Brazil. Despite having little tradition in olive cultivation, Brazil, especially the state of Rio Grande do Sul, has started since the last decade a solid production of this product, which has slowly reached national and international supermarkets’ shelves while receiving an excellent reputation. Therefore, with the possible emergence of this agricultural production system, and by the high demand of the product as well as the possibility of fulfilling this demand through local production instead of imports, we assume that a study about this recent, and consequently little studied, phenomenon can provide theoretical basis for its comprehension. Hence, governance theories were used to identify the system’s organization and coordination. In order to analyze basic elements of the system, the theoretical background used was that of complex systems; for the comprehension of the basic elements’ relation in the formation of a complex system, the apparatus of institutional-evolutionary economics was applied. Having in mind this theoretical background and the problem studied, we opted for a method acknowledgedly institutional with a qualitative approach i.e. an exploratory case study conducting interviews with participants considered as fundamental in the system, submitting afterwards the data collected in field to the secondary data and the theoretical background. The results obtained point to a gradual blooming of the system’s organization, with coordination not subjected to the market action of the sector, by which is understood governance, of Federal and State responsibility. However, until the moment evidences were not found of a governance of the base i.e. the producers. In reference to the relationship of the elements for the system’s emergence, it was verified that this occurs by means of constant information exchange and transactions that occur between the agents and the local economy. The agents and the local economy influence each other reciprocally in a bottom-up dynamics and in the reverse, topdown, when the system reacts to influences and begins to stimulate governance structures and institutional infrastructure. In this perspective, it is understood that the system’s elements that are effectively emerging were characterized, as well as their relation with local economy. It is crucial for the participants that this complex system can be understood and treated as so, with adequate interventions in a way that it can propitiate gains to all parts involved.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-194).

From the mid-1970s and on, the contribution to air pollution of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from gasoline passenger cars in the developed world has been reduced through co-evolution of regulation and commercial introduction of catalytic emission control technology, now part of hundreds of millions of cars, trucks and buses worldwide. This dissertation is a disaggregated study of the global introduction of catalytic emission control technology as a measure to reduce local air pollution. The introduction of the “three-way” catalyst for gasoline passenger cars is studied for four countries. Present innovation in diesel engine emission control is studied. Technological change is analyzed regarding the process of innovation, the innovation system and its stakeholders. Results are evaluated for implications for innovation and regulatory policy for coming environmental challenges. Automotive catalysis is an example of environmentally motivated innovation, including problem definition, public regulation, corporate market and non-market strategies, invention, variety, selection, technology transfer, mass diffusion and the ongoing coevolution of emission-abating policies and technical development. Common denominators for successful technological or market innovations is a participatory dialogue around structured and tiered regulatory roadmaps, international competition, support by international networks and conducive local public opinion. The near-global introduction of the three-way catalyst was complex and highly dependent on local context and conditions, suggesting that any general “global” innovation and regulation strategy to address present and future local or global problems must be reviewed with an understanding of local barriers and drivers for environmentally motivated innovation. Given the stakeholders and technical challenges of different technological regimes to mitigate climate change, it is concluded that increased fuel efficiency and the introduction of plug-in hybrids are possible trajectories for sustainable mobility. / Sedan mitten av 1970-talet har utsläppen av kolmonoxid, kolväten och kväveoxider från bensindrivna personbilar reducerats genom samordnad utveckling av lagstiftning och kommersiell introduktion av katalytisk avgasrening, som nu är en del av hundratals miljoner bilar, lastbilar och bussar över hela jorden. Denna avhandling är en disaggregerad studie av den i det närmaste globala introduktionen av katalytisk avgasrening för fordon, som åtgärd för att minska lokala luftföroreningar. Introduktionen av ”trevägskatalysatorn” för bensinbilar studeras i fyra länder. Pågående innovation för dieselavgasrening studeras. Teknisk förändring analyseras med avseende på innovationsprocessen, innovationssystemet och dess respektive intressenter. Resultaten används för att analysera konsekvenser för styrmedel för att åtgärda miljöproblem i vardande. Fordonskatalys är ett exempel på en miljömotiverad innovation, inklusive problemdefinition, lagkrav, företagens marknadsstrategier och marknadspåverkan, innovation, utbud och urval, tekniköverföring, storskalig spridning samt den fortlöpande ömsesidiga utvecklingen av teknik och policy för att reducera emissioner. Gemensamma nämnare för exempel på lyckosamma introduktionsprocesser är en inkluderande dialog kring etappvisa lagkrav, internationell konkurrens, stöd och samarbete i internationella nätverk samt en tydlig opinion för förändring. Introduktionen av trevägskatalysatorn var och är komplex och beroende av lokal kontext och regionala villkor. Kommande ”globala” teknikförändringar måste utvecklas med en förståelse för varje enskild nation eller marknad och dess specifika barriärer och drivkrafter för miljömotiverad innovation. Givet intressenter och tekniska utmaningar i olika teknologiska regimer med potential att reducera klimatförändringar är ökad bränsleeffektivisering och introduktion av s.k. plug-in-hybrider möjliga utvecklingsvägar för hållbar mobilitet. / Desde los años 70 y adelante, la contribución a la polución atmosférica de emisiones de monóxido de carbono, hidrocarburos y óxidos de nitrógeno proveniente de la combustión de los autos a gasolina, ha sido mitigado, por co-evolución entre regulación e introducción comercial de sistemas catalíticos de control de emisiones. Esos sistemas ahora forman parte de cientos de millones de autos, camiones y buses en todo el mundo. La presente tesis es un estudio desagregado de la introducción cerca de global de sistemas de control de emisiones catalíticos, como medida para reducir la contaminación atmosférica local. Se examina el proceso de introducción del convertidor catalítico “de tres vías” para autos a gasolina en cuatro países. Se estudia la innovación presente en el área de sistemas de control de emisiones de motores diesel. El cambio tecnológico es analizado viendo el proceso y el sistema de innovación y los distintos grupos de interés. Los resultados se usan para analizar las implicaciones en cuanto a innovación y política de regulación para enfrentar los desafíos medioambientales actuales. Catálisis automotriz es un ejemplo de innovación motivado ambientalmente, incluyendo definición del problema, regulación pública, estratégicas corporativas dentro y fuera de mercado, variedad, selección, transferencia de tecnología, difusión masiva y la coevolución continuo entre política de reducción de emisiones y desarrollo tecnológico. Denominaciones comunes para innovaciones exitosas, tecnológicas o de mercado, son un diálogo dinámico sobre planes de regulación estructurados en etapas, competición internacional, apoyo y coordinación de redes internacionales, y opinión local beneficiario. La introducción global del catalizador de tres vías fue compleja y altamente relacionada con el contexto local y condiciones locales, sugiriendo que estrategias “globales” de innovación y regulación para tratar los desafíos de hoy y mañana deben ser diseñados con entendimiento de factores locales a favor y en contra para innovación ambientalmente motivado. Dado los grupos de interés, los desafíos tecnológicos y las trayectorias presentes en el área de mitigación del cambio climático, se concluye que el aumento de uso eficiente de combustible y la introducción de vehículos híbridos enchufables (plug- in) son alternativas viables para el transporte sustentable. / (japanese) 1970年代の中頃から今日に至るまで，先進国においては，自動車触媒技術の導入と規制との相互作用によって、ガソリン乗用車から排出される一酸化炭素CO，炭化水素HC，窒素酸化物NOxによる大気汚染への寄与率は減少している。現在では、この自動車触媒はディーゼル乗用車、トラックやバスなどを含めて何億台もの自動車で使われている。 この論文は，各地域での大気汚染を解決する手段としての触媒の地球規模での導入に関する調査研究である。ガソリン乗用車への三元触媒導入の過程を４か国比較で行うと共に，現在取り組まれているディーゼル機関の排出ガス制御についても研究した。これらの例の技術革新について、その内容を、技術革新に係る利害関係者（ステークスホルダー）の観点から技術の変革について分析した。これらの結果から，将来の環境問題に対応するためのイノベーションと規制に関する政策への示唆を行なった。 自動車用触媒は，問題定義，規制，市場原理に基づくないしは市場原理に基づかない戦略，開発，多様性，選択，技術移転，技術普及，そして今もなお進化する排出ガス削減に関する規制（政策）と技術開発との相乗効果，等々を含んだ「環境保護に起因する技術革新」の良い例である。 技術革新、および普及の成功例に共通していることは， 1. 構造的かつ段階的な「目標へのロードマップ」を巡る相方向の会話， 2. 国際競争力， 3. 国際的ネットワークによるサポート， 4. 地域社会に支持された意見, 等が挙げられる。 三元触媒の導入はほぼ全世界に及ぶが，その過程は複雑で、地域（国）の事情に強く依存する。つまり、現在または未来の、各国（地域的）または地球規模の問題に焦点を当てた「世界的」技術革新や規制戦略は、地域よって異なる障害の存在や、環境保護の視点に立った技術革新を推進する潜在力への理解なしには成り立たないことを意味するのである。 気候変動を緩和するための様々な技術体系からの技術的挑戦および関係者（ステークスホルダー）の意見を考慮すると，燃費向上とプラグイン・ハイブリッドの導入が，交通部門における持続可能な発展への道のりであると言える。 / QC 20100517

Building on recent work in economic geography, evolutionary economics, and international business, I examine how firms that enter from outside a region alter the knowledge and opportunity structure for potential entrepreneurial entrants and indigenous incumbents in that region. In particular, I examine the short and long run effects of both greenfield and acquisition entry on entrepreneurial entry, as well as on the exit and growth of indigenous incumbents in industry clusters. A comprehensive dataset of all firms in the Canadian biotech industry between 1976 and 2003 is used to study the dynamic effects within all regions that have experienced an external entry. The results show a complex set of processes at work. Newer greenfield and acquisition entrants have consistently opposing effects, with newer greenfields enhancing entrepreneurial entry, but dampening growth and survival of indigenous incumbents in the longer run. Older greenfields, those that have a long presence in a given region and are primarily traditional pharmaceutical firms, have a similar effect to that of acquisitions. Moreover, the level of agglomeration moderates the influence of ‘outsiders’ on the indigenous industry, especially in the case of acquisitions. The results suggest that legal constraints on labor mobility barriers have an important influence on the observed patterns. The overall patterns suggest that the search and site selection of outsiders is an important mechanism driving local industry evolution, complementary to other traditional mechanisms.

Building on recent work in economic geography, evolutionary economics, and international business, I examine how firms that enter from outside a region alter the knowledge and opportunity structure for potential entrepreneurial entrants and indigenous incumbents in that region. In particular, I examine the short and long run effects of both greenfield and acquisition entry on entrepreneurial entry, as well as on the exit and growth of indigenous incumbents in industry clusters. A comprehensive dataset of all firms in the Canadian biotech industry between 1976 and 2003 is used to study the dynamic effects within all regions that have experienced an external entry. The results show a complex set of processes at work. Newer greenfield and acquisition entrants have consistently opposing effects, with newer greenfields enhancing entrepreneurial entry, but dampening growth and survival of indigenous incumbents in the longer run. Older greenfields, those that have a long presence in a given region and are primarily traditional pharmaceutical firms, have a similar effect to that of acquisitions. Moreover, the level of agglomeration moderates the influence of ‘outsiders’ on the indigenous industry, especially in the case of acquisitions. The results suggest that legal constraints on labor mobility barriers have an important influence on the observed patterns. The overall patterns suggest that the search and site selection of outsiders is an important mechanism driving local industry evolution, complementary to other traditional mechanisms.

Texte remanié de : "Thèse doctorat : Sciences économiques : Amiens : 1999. / Titre provenant de l'écran d'accueil. Bibliogr. p. [335]-360. Notes bibliogr.

This book deals with the inner life of the capitalist firm. There we find numerous conflicts, the most important of which concerns the individual employment relationship which is understood as a principal-agent problem between the manager, the principal, who issues orders that are to be followed by the employee, the agent. Whereas economic theory traditionally analyses this relationship from a (normative) perspective of the firm in order to support the manager in finding ways to influence the behavior of the employees, such that the latter – ideally – act on behalf of their superior, this book takes a neutral stance. It focusses on explaining individual behavioral patterns and the resulting interactions between the actors in the firm by taking sociological, institutional, and above all, psychological research into consideration. In doing so, insights are gained which challenge many assertions economists take for granted.

O setor ovino do Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai foi afetado por períodos de progressos e crises que modificaram as estratégias e a dinâmica do agronegócio da ovinocultura. A transformação do mercado ovino, seus desequilíbrios e suas mudanças, expõem uma rica realidade empírica para uma análise a partir da Economia Evolucionária. Assim, o objetivo da tese foi comparar a trajetória de mudança histórica, econômica e institucional da produção ovina do Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai e avaliar o impacto da crise internacional da lã na configuração do setor. A proposta metodológica da tese baseou-se no uso de dados primários e secundários para analisar e comparar um processo dinâmico, a fim de compreender o passado, caracterizar o presente e projetar o futuro do setor ovino - características centrais de um processo evolucionário. A análise da evolução histórica, produtiva e mudança estrutural na atividade ovina do Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai tiveram um caráter descritivo e explicativo, por meio de técnicas de pesquisa bibliográfica e pelo uso de técnicas estatísticas de séries temporais, na estimação de modelos de regressão linear e regressão semilogarítmica. A caracterização da ovinocultura utilizou-se de uma pesquisa de campo, com aplicação de questionário semiestruturado em uma amostra de 120 produtores do Rio Grande do Sul e 80 produtores do Uruguai. A análise dos dados seguiu técnicas da estatística descritiva e o uso de testes de hipóteses paramétricos. A análise de projeção futura da atividade no Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai partiu da construção e estimação de duas classes de modelos de regressão logísticos: modelo econômico e institucional. A estimação de modelos de regressão linear e semilogarítmica comprovaram a mudança estrutural para as variáveis de rebanho ovino, produção de lã e produção de carne ovina das duas regiões, tendo como referência a crise internacional dos preços da lã em 1990/1991. Evidenciaram-se similaridades no perfil socioeconômico, produtivo e institucional dos ovinocultores amostrados do Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai. Os dados primários indicaram que a atividade ovina é desenvolvida nas mais variadas estruturas fundiárias. O rebanho ovino dos estabelecimentos rurais apresenta tamanho diverso, sendo a bovinocultura de corte a principal atividade desenvolvida de forma integrada. Constatou-se que as instituições da ovinocultura apresentam dimensão conectiva - o contexto passado do setor moldou a situação presente, que por sua vez, irá formar as instituições do futuro, em um processo “hereditário”, análogo aos genes da biologia e aos processos de path dependence e causação cumulativa. Os resultados dos modelos logísticos demonstraram que variáveis estritamente produtivas e de ordem econômica não se relacionam significativamente com a pretensão de aumento da produção ovina no Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai. Em contrapartida, o modelo institucional estimado foi significativo (P<0,01), com variáveis significativas de envolvimento organizacional, motivação pelo lucro e idade do produtor (P<0,05). Os resultados confirmaram o domínio da Economia Evolucionária no estudo da dinâmica econômica, baseada na análise das mudanças estruturais e institucionais. O estudo da evolução da produção ovina no Rio Grande do Sul e Uruguai demonstrou a possibilidade da aplicação de pressupostos econômicos evolucionários, buscando, além de compreender o fenômeno, estimular o fortalecimento desta aproximação teórico-empírica em diversos temas da economia rural. / The sheep production of Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay has experienced periods of growth and decline that affected the strategy of the agribusiness. This dynamic market provides a rich setting for an analysis based on evolutionary economics. The objective of this thesis is to compare the historical, economic and institutional changes in the sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay and to evaluate the impact of the international crises in the production of wool in the organization of this sector. The methodological premise of this thesis is the use of primary and secondary data to analyze and compare a dynamic process. The goal is to understand the past, characterize the present, and project the future of the sheep production – the key elements of an evolutionary process. The analysis of historical, productive and structural change in the sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay was descriptive in nature, including a literature review and several statistical techniques such as time series analysis, linear regression and semi-logarithmic regression. A field study with a semi-structured questionnaire and a sample of 120 farmers in Rio Grande do Sul and 80 farmers in Uruguay was conducted to characterize the sheep production. The empirical analysis used descriptive statistical techniques and the parametric test of hypotheses. The market projection of the future in the sheep production was based in the estimation of two types of logistic regression models: an economic model and an institutional model. The linear and semi-logarithmic regression models showed a structural change in the dependent variables, such as sheep flock, wool, and meat production in the two regions. Moreover, there were similarities in the socio-economic, productive and institutional profile of the sampled farmers in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. The primary data indicated that the sheep production is developed in different types of farms area, being a source of income as well as subsistence. The size of the sheep flock across the different farms was diverse, reflecting the variance in the size of the properties, and the beef cattle was the main activity developed in an integrated form. Regarding the institutional profile, the institutions of environment of sheep production establishments presented a connective dimension – the past shaped the present, which in turn will shape the future, reflecting a hereditary process similar to the genes in biology and the path dependence processes. The results from the logistic models indicated that the dependent variables related strictly to economic production were not significantly correlated with the willingness to increase the ovine production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. In contrast, the institutional model was significant (P <.01). The institutional variables related to farmers’ organizational involvement, motivation towards profit and age of farmer were significant (P <.05). Based on the analysis of structural and institutional changes, the results confirmed the dominance of evolutionary economics in the study of the economic dynamic. The present study provided an opportunity to apply the principles of evolutionary economics to understand the sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, which can be used to explore several other topics in the context of agricultural economics.

As preocupações, desejos e necessidades dos consumidores à jusante tendem a guiar, cada vez mais, as iniciativas dos produtores à montante e esta é uma realidade também na agricultura, com a seleção de alimentos mais saudáveis, saborosos e com valor agregado por parte dos compradores, gerando um ambiente propício para produtos com estas características. O azeite extra virgem de oliva, cujas características se enquadram nos novos hábitos alimentares, vem assumindo uma posição de destaque entre os consumidores do mundo todo e não é diferente no Brasil. A despeito da pouca tradição na produção olivícola, o Brasil e em especial o Rio Grande do Sul, ao longo da última década tem iniciado uma produção concreta deste alimento, o qual vem chegando lentamente às gôndolas dos supermercados locais e nacionais gozando de uma reputação excelente. Diante, portanto, da possível emergência deste sistema de produção agrícola, da demanda potencial deste produto e da possibilidade de satisfazê-la por meio da produção local em contraposição às importações, entendeu-se que um estudo deste fenômeno recente e por conseguinte pouco analisado pode lançar as bases teóricas para a sua compreensão. Assim, teorias ligadas à governança foram utilizadas para a identificação da organização e coordenação do sistema. Para a análise dos elementos básicos do sistema, o referencial teórico utilizado foi o de sistemas complexos e para a compreensão da relação dos elementos básicos na formação de um sistema complexo, aplicou-se o ferramental da economia institucional evolucionária. Em função deste referencial teórico e da problemática a ser trabalhada, optou-se por um método reconhecidamente institucional com uma abordagem qualitativa, ou seja, um estudo de caso em modo exploratório, realizando entrevistas com participantes considerados chave no sistema e submetendo posteriormente os dados colhidos no campo aos dados secundários e ao referencial teórico. Os resultados encontrados apontam para um gradual florescimento da organização do sistema, com a coordenação não mercadológica do setor, entende-se governança, a cargo dos governos estadual e federal, mas não foram encontrados, até o momento, indícios de uma governança por parte da base, isto é, dos produtores. No que tange ao relacionamento dos elementos para a emergência do sistema, verificou-se que esta se dá por meio das trocas de informações constantes e transações que ocorrem entre os agentes e a economia local, influenciando uns aos outros em uma dinâmica base-topo e no sentido inverso, topo-base, quando o sistema reage às influências e inicia a estimular as estruturas de governança e infra-estrutura institucional. Nesta perspectiva, entende-se que os elementos do sistema que está efetivamente emergindo foram caracterizados, bem como sua relação com a economia local e que é imprescindível, para os participantes, que este sistema complexo seja entendido e tratado como tal, com intervenções adequadas, de modo que possa, desta forma, propiciar ganhos a todos os envolvidos. / Consumers concerns, desires and necessities in downstream tend to increasingly guide initiatives of producers in the upstream and this is a reality also in agriculture, with the selection of healthier, tastier, and with higher market value food, which generates a welcoming environment for products with such characteristics. Extra virgin olive oil, whose characteristics fit in the new dietary habits, has been assuming a highlighted position among consumers from the whole world, which is not different in Brazil. Despite having little tradition in olive cultivation, Brazil, especially the state of Rio Grande do Sul, has started since the last decade a solid production of this product, which has slowly reached national and international supermarkets’ shelves while receiving an excellent reputation. Therefore, with the possible emergence of this agricultural production system, and by the high demand of the product as well as the possibility of fulfilling this demand through local production instead of imports, we assume that a study about this recent, and consequently little studied, phenomenon can provide theoretical basis for its comprehension. Hence, governance theories were used to identify the system’s organization and coordination. In order to analyze basic elements of the system, the theoretical background used was that of complex systems; for the comprehension of the basic elements’ relation in the formation of a complex system, the apparatus of institutional-evolutionary economics was applied. Having in mind this theoretical background and the problem studied, we opted for a method acknowledgedly institutional with a qualitative approach i.e. an exploratory case study conducting interviews with participants considered as fundamental in the system, submitting afterwards the data collected in field to the secondary data and the theoretical background. The results obtained point to a gradual blooming of the system’s organization, with coordination not subjected to the market action of the sector, by which is understood governance, of Federal and State responsibility. However, until the moment evidences were not found of a governance of the base i.e. the producers. In reference to the relationship of the elements for the system’s emergence, it was verified that this occurs by means of constant information exchange and transactions that occur between the agents and the local economy. The agents and the local economy influence each other reciprocally in a bottom-up dynamics and in the reverse, topdown, when the system reacts to influences and begins to stimulate governance structures and institutional infrastructure. In this perspective, it is understood that the system’s elements that are effectively emerging were characterized, as well as their relation with local economy. It is crucial for the participants that this complex system can be understood and treated as so, with adequate interventions in a way that it can propitiate gains to all parts involved.