Vol. 4 No. 3 (1984)
Jul-Sep / 1984
Published July 1, 1984
How to Cite
Furtado, Celso. 1984. “Northeast: Reflections on an Alternative Development Policy”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 4 (3):315-24. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571984-3005.
Northeast: reflections on an alternative development policy
Abstract
This paper reinforces some ideas, which were expressed in the past quarter of
the century in the document that originated the SUDENE and analyses them accordingly to
the events of the last decades. The conclusions are that the main guidelines (1) the need of a
transformation in the agrarian structure and (2) the priority that should be given to industrialization
as a dynamic element of regional development, both continue to be valid. In relation
to the industrialization process, the necessity of a wide connection between industry
and the local market (which gives to industrialization the character of an instrument of social
homogeneity) is highlighted.
JEL Classification: O10; O13; O14.
Keywords: Sudene agrarian structure economic development