The present study aims to investigate the transformations in industrial activity in three states of the Southeast region (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais), the significant nucleus of Brazilian industry, between 1996 and 2015, with a focus on change structural and territorial...

The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which the railway modalities implemented in the Midwest region have contributed to boost the integration process of this region to the main international consumption centers. In order to do so, it was adopted the hypothesis that the export...

This paper aims to investigate structural transformations in Brazilian regional disparities. It puts focus on concentration/deconcentration movements presented in the industrial activities. It examines reasons why industrial sector has been moving from the state of São Paulo to other regions in...

From the 1980s to the present, transformations in the industrial structure of the states that make up the Midwest region drove industrial growth in this regional space. All of this was the result of a strategy to integrate this regional space into the national market and, from the 1990s, to...

This study aims to investigate the patterns and patterns of distribution of funds from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on industry and infrastructure, with emphasis on the sectorial and regional vectors of its performance in Brazil. The approach is based on the use...

In this article, we discuss the current pattern of territorial reconfi guration of the Brazilian industry, its forms and motivations, in order to put in question some of the most signifi cant challenges of the actual regional issue. We have brought new evidence of how it keeps deconcentrating...

The study investigates the role of Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB) as a financing agent for regional development policy (PNDR). Initially, it brings a brief discussion on ways of acting public development banks (BD) in the contemporary world. The analytical effort then focuses on identifying...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the path followed by the regional inequality indicators of science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) during the last decade. The literature review i) reasserts the association between ST&I and the economic and social development; and ii) indicates a high...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the path followed by the regional inequality indicators of science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) during the last decade. The literature review i) reasserts the association between ST&I and the economic and social development; and ii) indicates a high...