Soybean crop expansion, road infrastructure and regional development: the BR 158 and the northeast region of Mato Grosso (Brazil) from 1990 to 2010

Authors

  • Margot Riemann Costa e Silva
  • Carlos Leão
  • Rosenilda Maria de Morais Silva
  • Aline dos Santos Sousa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2015v3n2p135-159

Keywords:

Infrastructure, Mato Grosso, regional development, social indicators, soybean.

Abstract

The study reports on regional development indicators in the Mato Grosso Northeast from 1990 to 2015. The region is cross over by the BR 158, a highway that easies the expansion of soybean plantations deep into the amazon biome. Evidence was gathered that the strong advance of soybean production in this specific regional produces economic growth above average of Mato Grosso and Brazil, but social indicators were not found to be positive. Poverty rates continue high, the gap among different productive sectors increased, with significant downturn of the industry, and the gap between regional and national per capita household income increased.

JEL-Code | O13; O18; Q13.

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Published

2016-04-08

How to Cite

Silva, M. R. C. e, Leão, C., Silva, R. M. de M., & Sousa, A. dos S. (2016). Soybean crop expansion, road infrastructure and regional development: the BR 158 and the northeast region of Mato Grosso (Brazil) from 1990 to 2010. Revista Brasileira De Desenvolvimento Regional, 3(2), 135–159. https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2015v3n2p135-159

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