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The Brazilian Amazon: a resource curse or renewed colonialism?

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  • Martina Iorio

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

  • Salvatore Monni

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

  • Barbara Brollo

    (Roma Tre University, Italy)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to highlight the effect of the endowment of resources on development through the analysis of the impact of national strategy, both at a regional and local level. The research focuses on the Legal Amazon, through the georeferenced analysis of socio-economic data from the last three censuses (1991, 2000 and 2010), in order to demonstrate how the Brazilian national energy strategy is contributing to the perpetuation of the phenomenon of the endowment trap at a regional level. Despite boosting the national growth, the concentration of sector-based projects in resource-abundant areas is unable to eradicate inequalities, which in turn perpetuates the path dependence.

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  • Martina Iorio & Salvatore Monni & Barbara Brollo, 2018. "The Brazilian Amazon: a resource curse or renewed colonialism?," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 5(3), pages 438-451, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:5:y:2018:i:3:p:438-451
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2018.5.3(2)
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    Keywords

    Brazil; Legal Amazon; Dependency; Inequality; Human Development;
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    JEL classification:

    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O44 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Environment and Growth
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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