Estrategias de desenvolvimento regional na amazonia brasileira.

Abstract

Analyzes the role of public and private sectors in the land-use pattern and economic development of Brazilian Amazonia, since the early 1970s. In the first stage, the role of the public sector consisted of building a highway network, following a 'development axes' policy. There was also a process of agricultural occupation based on a system of small parcels along the development axes. The private sector participated through investments in cattle-breeding, mining and manufacturing, taking advantage of tax facilities provided by the government. During a second stage, post 1973-74, the major role was transferred to the private sector, and the previous spatial organization strategy was replaced by establishing 'development poles'. There was thus an attempt to eliminate interregional differences, which were rising as a consequence of the crisis of local economies and the increasing center-periphery dependence. This problem is still far from being solved. -from English summary