O mercado metropolitano de confecção nos circuitos da economia urbana de Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

The present study deals with the importance of the garment market in Fortaleza and aimed to analyze the socio - spatial dynamics of the Fortaleza 's metropolitan garment market, starting from the unfolding of the circuits of the urban economy, such as the relationship between these circuits and the strategies developed. It had as guiding question to understand how this market was structured and was established from the beginning of the decade of 2000 in front of important and already consolidated garment markets in the Northeast of Brazil. Thus, the spatial delimitation of the research encompasses the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, considering that it is no longer possible to understand the socio-spatial dynamics of this city outside the metropolitan context, since it is mainly in the metropolis that most of the popular clothing production sites are located and the main outlets of what is produced. We chose to work mainly on qualitative research, where research strategies were applied such as data collection and analysis adapted to the social, spatial and economic context in which our study is inserted, in order to allow a deeper understanding of the developed dynamics. The steps of the research were not carried out in isolation, but developed together. Thus, the steps of bibliographic review, fieldwork, interviews, and surveys of data in public agencies and websites were part of the methodological procedures necessary for the execution of the research. From this, we found that the expansion of this market occurred mainly in commercial centers, a fact linked to the private capital investment that represents the advance of the upper circuit. This market, which moves various sectors of the economy (hotels, restaurants, varied commerce, among others), has become an important connection, covering an area that exceeds the metropolitan limits, reaching all regions of the country and even acquiring an international character.