Intangible capitals and regional development

Authors

  • Paulo R. Haddad UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v35i3.16712

Keywords:

capitais intangíveis, desenvolvimento regional, crescimento econômico, educação superior, desenvolvimento endógeno

Abstract

The sustainable development of a region depends not only on its economic

growth, but principally on its capacity for social and political organization,

which is related to the availability of different forms of intangible capitals in the

region. In fact, the promotion of regional development should be essentially based

on the formulation and implementation of politics, programs and projects designed

and implemented from the action of local societies. In this process, the agencies and

institutions of the federal and state governments play the role of partners. One way

of illustrating how the intangible capitals can contribute to regional development

is by means of the Local Productive Arrangements (APLs) in Brazil, particularly

through the balance between supply and demand of innovation services. In this

regard, this paper aims at analysing the importance of intangible capitals for the

process of regional development, being the APLs used here as a very illustrative

example.

How to Cite

Haddad, P. R. (2009). Intangible capitals and regional development. Revista De Economia, 35(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v35i3.16712

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