Dourados e o mundo: o contexto local e os desafios para inserção internacional do município

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the paradiplomacy into this perspective to address the international performance of Dourados/MS. There are several mechanisms for the development of international cooperation activities, where it pursuit, among other things, a view to feasibility economic resources for local development without relying on the joints of the higher sub-national entities. Therewith, the inclusion in numerous and several international networks of cities has worked as an improvement to internationalization of subnational units. On the contrary (otherwise), what happens at the City of Dourados, although associated with Educator Network Cities and Mercociddes, does not show any record of active participation in these and / or other international organization. There by it lost unique opportunities such as to participate in foruns and discussions, exchange of experiences with other cities, attracting economic resources and projects for local development.