Abstract
This paper examines the spatial dimension to economic development in Brazil. The analysis focuses on different theories of regional development, which provide a background against which to explore the patterns of regional inequality and structural changes in the country. It is suggested that the new growth cycle of the Brazilian economy will have adverse effects on the regional distribution of income and output, and, regarding the less developed regions of the North and Northeast, and in as far as regional equity is a desirable outcome of economic policy, regional development necessarily demands government intervention.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 26-28 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Geographia Polonica |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Analysis of outlined tendencies
- Brazil regional inequality
- Economic growth
- Expansion cycle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Urban Studies
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences