The Brazilian northeast, an unfinished counterpoint to accumulation?

Abstract

The first part of this article analyzes the mechanism of regional subordination
which had its start in the thirties. This mechanism tended to strengthen the structural factors
which inhibited an internal dynamic. Later it seeks to explain how this subordination was
consolidated in a higher stage of monopoly capitalism where the State was a fundamental
element that made this policy viable. It concludes by examining the limits of the reproduction
of capital on a regional level from the perspective of a differentiated and limited geographical
space.

JEL Classification: R11; R10; O14.