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Notes on Municipal Human Development in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This paper analyzes the evolution of the FIRJAN Index of Municipal Development (IFDM) based on the theory of circular and cumulative causation and the theory of endogenous growth. The period selected for this analysis was from 2005 to 2016 and this analysis performs two forms of comparison: the first one compared the IFDM index of the municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, to the average of the State itself, and the second compared the municipalities to the average of Brazil. The results obtained showed that the dynamics of economic development for the municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul was significantly higher than the national dynamics, but it was still not enough to overcome the situation of a vicious circle of poverty in which a considerable number of municipalities are found in 2016.

Keywords
FIRJAN Index; economic development; regional development; circular causation; endogenous development

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