Desenvolvimento econômico e a política industrial do Ceará: o caso da Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém

Abstract

It brings a presentation of the main theories of economic development and the model adopted by Brazil to develop, with the industrialization strategy of its territory. At the same time, discusses the integration of the Brazilian Northeast in this dynamic, which allows understanding the trajectory of Ceará and the choices made by the State government to promote growth and consequent development of its economy. From the study of Companhia Siderúrgica de Pecém, in implantation in the State, makes a critical approach to the role played by the attraction of investment such as a strategy for industrialization, in view of the economic development of Ceará. To support its implementation was conducted extensive research literature on the theoretical assumptions underlying the question of economic development, the characterization of the steel industry, as well as interviews with representatives of the plant under examination, which, after crossing the information, allowed to the final, obtain conclusions about the contribution, whether or not, of the enterprise, and on the planning and conduct of the current industrialization policy aiming at the development of the State.