Medium-sized cities of Northeast: brief considerations about dynamics and challenges in post 1990

Authors

  • William Eufrásio Nunes Pereira Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte image/svg+xml Author
  • Ana Cristina Santos Morais Federal University of Para image/svg+xml Author
  • Aline Alves Oliveira Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol33n97.2896

Abstract

The trade and financial openness in the first half of the decade of 1990 stabilized national economy. Within this context, the restructuring process has promoted a new locational reconfiguration of national industry. Brazilian Northeast was one of the regions that benefited from this industrial decentralization period (1970-1985). The focus of this article is based on a descriptive analysis, the dynamism of formal employment in medium-sized cities in the Northeast, checking its quantitative changes in employment. To achieve this objective, we used data from the Annual Social Information (in Portuguese, "Relação Anual de Informações Sociais" - RAIS), as well as the population census of 1991, 2000, and 2010. Conclusively, this study showed that Northeast benefited from the restructuring of production and industrial decentralization in Southeast, as well as from fiscal and financial policies promoted by state and local governments, allowing the installation of new stores in Northeastern medium-sized cities.

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Author Biographies

  • William Eufrásio Nunes Pereira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

    Economista, especialista em administração, mestre em economia e doutor em ciências sociais.

    Professor do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

  • Ana Cristina Santos Morais, Federal University of Para

    Doutorado (em andamento) em Economia na Universidade Federal do Pará - (UFPA). Economista e Mestre em Economia Regional, PPECO/UFRN.

  • Aline Alves Oliveira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
    Graduada em Ciências Econômicas, Mestre em Economia Regional, PPECO/UFRN.

Published

2017-03-09

How to Cite

Medium-sized cities of Northeast: brief considerations about dynamics and challenges in post 1990. (2017). Gestão & Regionalidade, 33(97). https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol33n97.2896