The concept of development in the four moments of implementing the Suape port-industrial complex (1955 to 2015)

Abstract:

The Suape Port-Industrial Complex (CIPS) in the Northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, presents a long experiential history of regional planning. The objectives of this article are: first, to understand whether there was a change in the conceptual repertoire of development in the institutional plans of CIPS, from 1955 to 2015; and second, whether there was an equal balance between the federal and state government investments applied in the economic and social areas in the strategic territory of Suape, from 2003 to 2015. The methodology used was conducted in two stages: (1) - an analysis of the institutional discourse contained in the CIPS documents and the Multi-annual plans (MAPs) of the federal and state governments; and (2) - a review of the investment data from the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) that underlie the socioeconomic indicators of the municipalities, which make up the strategic territory of Suape. It is concluded that the federal government’s concept of development is limited by the PAC and BNDES sectorial investment strategies in the oil and gas industries, concentrated in the energy sector in Suape. There was also a polarization of federal government spending on projects in Ipojuca and Cabo Santo Agostinho from 2007 to 2015.

Keywords:
Suape Port-Industrial Complex; Sectoral development; Growth Acceleration Program; Polarization; strategic points