Industrialization and development in the No Médio Vale do Paraíba Fluminense at 2000s. [Industrialização e desenvolvimento No Médio Vale do Paraíba Fluminense na década de 2000]

Abstract

Industrialization, with its multiplier effect, has great importance for the economic development of a country, or even a region, contributing to job creation and income including other sectors. The development, in addition to economic issues, involves other dimensions of quality of life of the population as education, health, social welfare, poverty, etc. In the municipalities of Barra Mansa, Porto Real, Resende and Volta Redonda industrialization occurred rapidly in the 2000s, with their reflections were identified in quality of life indicators and the generation of employment and income. The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the results of economic and social indicators in the region seeking to understand the impact of industrialization of growth in the development process in these municipalities in the 2000s The method used is qualitative approach and has information collected through desk research and bibliographic analysis. The results of the dissertation indicate that industrialization has contributed to economic growth in the region and thus the generation of jobs and income, however social indicators such as education and health have not advanced at the same pace.