Um estudo dos circuitos da economia urbana na indústria confeccionista do Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco e Bahia

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the clothing manufacturer industry through the reference of circuits of the urban economy, based on the theory of space circuits, and proposed by Professor Milton Santos. A reflection is made about the structure and dynamic of upper and lower circuits of urban economy, seeking for update marginal superior system, as a new structure to understand the urban dynamic. In this perspective, it is studied the dynamic relations of the urban economy circuits in clothing manufacturer industry in the world and reflecting about those industries in Asian and Latin-American countries. In Brazil, it was studied the importance of the clothing manufacturer industry in the northeastern region with expressive production in metropolis such as Fortaleza, Recife, Natal, Salvador, and in towns such as Cruzeta, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, etc, considering the relations between upper, lower, and marginal circuit. It is also reflected about the importance of clothing manufacturer industry in the northeastern region and its spatial relations in the context of public politics promoted by the government of Lula (2003-2010) and the government of Dilma (2010-2016), they are considered fundamental to the clothing manufacturer industry of fashion clothes and jeans and their productive relations, of faction, and about subcontracting seamstresses at home. Inside that industry, the female work is considered fundamental to the production process, it is discussed the relation between gender and contemporary space. The methodology used was based on reading related to the theme, research data at different public institutions such as IBGE, MTE and Federação das Indústrias Estaduais, field activities, and interview. Those steps were essential to the development of the thesis.