Integração da infraestrutura regional como forma de desenvolvimento econômico : um estudo sobre a IIRSA.

Abstract

In light of the challenges facing the countries of South America after the neoliberal influence, it was noted the need to reduce the social, economic and structural inequalities that affected the region in the 1990s. In response to this situation, the twelve presidents of South American countries met in 2000 to discuss an initiative to change this situation, and insert South America as a region. At this meeting, it was prioritized the investment in an appropriate infrastructure in order to develop the region together, mainly in the transportation, energy and communication departments. For this, it was used the logic of the Integration and Development Axes and Sectoral Integration Processes in order to create a Project Portfolio for the Axes. Thus occurs the initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America, known as IIRSA, and object of study of this research. The objective of this thesis is to analyze the contribution of IIRSA’s initiative for regional integration and economic development in South America, in a period of 2000 to 2015. Methodologically, this research is characterized as exploratory and descriptive, which the objective is to provide a broader view of the issue of regional integration and regional economic development in South America, using bibliographic and documentary material to explore the theme. It was concluded that IIRSA contributes to regional integration in order to promote an infrastructure to facilitate market flows between countries, integrating them commercially. Its relationship with economic development occurs from the structural change through infrastructure construction in energy, transport and communication departments.