Estado e desenvolvimento econômico: uma análise de Mato Grosso do Sul no período 2008-2015

Abstract

This work deals with economic development and how the State can promote it through interventions in the regional economy, specifically in Mato Grosso do Sul, through strategies established in the multi-annual plans of the thematic historical series. It also characterizes economic development based on a structuralist and institutionalist theoretical framework. The choice of the theme and the research proposal are justified because of the perenniality of the debate about how much the state is capable of fomenting transformations in productive structures, income flows, capital formation so that the society reaches progressive rates of increase income and consumption. In addition, the observation that regional development depends on policies and strategies to occur. The general objective of this work is to analyze the characteristics of the economic growth of Mato Grosso do Sul between 2008 and 2015 from the most dynamic sector of the period, industry; the strategies aimed at the promotion of regional economic development in Mato Grosso do Sul were also sought in the multiannual plans for the years 2008 to 2015. Specifically, it aims to identify the main indicators of economic activity by micro-region, in order to to verify the degree of complexity and sophistication of the productive structures. The methodology is based both on a qualitative analysis, measuring the importance of state participation in the formulation of policies for development, as well as quantitative, from the analysis of official data of the regional economy, from the point of view of the theoretical framework adopted.