Região e desenvolvimento regional: a implementação e efetivação do Plano Plurianual 2020-2023 nas Regiões de Desenvolvimento de Pernambuco

Abstract

The following research sought to foster debate about the relationship between region/regionalization and public policies in promoting regional development. Considering that, in Pernambuco, Development Regions (RD) were created for the planning and implementation of Multi-Year Plans (Plano Plurianual - PPA), as determined by the Constitution, this work aims to analyze the extent to which the implementation of the PPA has contributed to the promotion of regional development in the context of the State of Pernambuco. For this purpose, the DR Mata Sul was selected, due to its potential, and the PPA/PE 2020-2023. The methodology involved the following steps: a) bibliographic review of theoretical frameworks which deal with region/regionalization within the field of knowledge of Geography, highlighting the “planning region” as a normative instrument for state action; and some concepts involving public policies; b) documentary research of legislation and other government instruments that deal with DRs-PE and the PPA; c) data collection for the sociodemographic and economic characterization of DRs-PE, particularly the DR Mata Sul/PE; and d) qualitative analysis of the harvested data, especially those from DR Mata Sul/PE, relating them to the theoretical framework. The results obtained suggest that the regionalization adopted in Pernambuco contributes to the planning and execution of public policies. However, more detailed studies must be carried out for a more precise characterization of the regional inequality among the RDs.