Um estudo da política industrial na Bahia entre 1950 e 2005

Abstract

The fiscal and financial crisis of the state and the new political-ideological orientation neoliberal, adopted by most countries of the western route, from the mid of 80 set a new format for the role of the state in society. In place of an interventor agent, responsible for the generation of welfare, there is a regulator, increasingly away from economic decisions not to interfere with the balance of the "free market forces". In this scenary, the subnational states were virtually compelled to create "safeguards" as an alternative to the development of their economies. The Bahia bet on policies for attracting industrial investments, which since the year of 1991 were responsible for the great economic dynamism of the state. This work aims a study in historical perspective on the industrial policies that were central theme of political and economic orientation that lasted Bahia in the period between 1950 and 2005. The result of such policies was the attraction of a number of industrial enterprises to the state that changed their economic landscape. The opposite of the most developed countries, was the processing industry that took the hegemonic position in the generation of the Gross Domestic Product of Bahia.