Ensaios da formação histórica, política e econômica do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

The aim of this dissertation is to list and analyze the main aspects of historical development, political and economic state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) from the colonial period to the end of the 1990s Given the selected period and the scope of the topic approached, drew up the study from tests. Characteristically, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has its development historically linked to the agricultural sector. The working hypothesis is that this feature was due to an ever - dependent development of external cycles (ie dependent on external dynamics the South Mato Grosso region), both national and international order (printing, thus striking features of a peripheral insert). In this sense, the theoretical framework underlying the arguments presented in this paper is "the sense of colonization" of Caio Prado. In addition, it takes into account also the thought of Celso Furtado (Underdevelopment) and theories of regional development, as proposed by François Perroux (Theory Polo) and Arthur Lewis (growth model with unlimited supply of labor) which, in a way, reinforce the idea of the peripheral role of the object of study region. Still considering the specifics of the formation of Mato Grosso do Sul, was adopted as an analytical strategy to build typifications (following as Florestan Fernandes reference) of the main elements considered essential for the understanding of MS training. It is noteworthy also that, because of MS have integrated Mato Grosso until the late 1970s, the elaborate analyzes often consider the territory as a whole, because the history of a state is inextricably linked to the other. Thus, listed and typing was studied: i) flags; ii) the mining cycle; iii) the Paraguayan War; iv) the operation of Yerba Mate; v) Livestock; vi) the construction of the railroad; vii) the march to the West; and viii) the Government plans and programs adopted from the 1970s and its subsequent implications. It is therefore that in addition to external cycles, the special features of Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as government policies contributed to the formation of the current "agricultural vocation" of the state.