Capital social e disparidade de renda nos municípios do Vale do Rio Doce em Minas Gerais: uma aplicação da nova economia institucional

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Gustavo Viny de
• Orientador(a): Bueno, Newton Paulo
• Banca de defesa: Muniz, José Norberto , Cirino, Jader Fernandes
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Economia
• Departamento: Desenvolvimento econômico e Políticas públicas
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Capital social; Desenvolvimento econômico; Análise fatorial
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Social capital; Economic development; Factor analysis
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ECONOMIA::CRESCIMENTO, FLUTUACOES E PLANEJAMENTO ECONOMICO::CRESCIMENTO E DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3247

The researchers interest about the reasons for the high income inequality between regional Brazilian municipalities has generated numerous scientific work, however, most of these studies have not taken into account the importance of social or institutional organization of municipalities. This paper aims to verify that the social capital, along with the issues involving collective action addressed by the theory of new institutional economics, are relevant to explain these disparities. Social capital consists of a set of characteristics related to social organization such as ties of trust, rules, systems, networks of interaction, channels of social relations, associations, cooperatives, charities association, and others. These features makes the economic transactions easier by reducing transaction costs and the individuals who are collectively organized, are able to obtain goods and resources that could afford only by those higher costs. Was realized in the cities studied, that the stock of social capital has contributed to stimulus the sustainable and rational use of natural resources that serve as raw materials for agricultural production, water for example. Although facilitate human interactions there are some collective action problems mainly related to the use of shared resources, even with high levels of social capital are not overcome without the imposition of restrictions or incentives for individual behavior. Among one hundred and two counties that form the Vale do Rio Doce mesoregion , in Minas Gerais state, it was noted that the level of social capital, human capital and infrastructure of health, are relevant to determining the per capita income of the municipalities. The social heterogeneity that could undermine the foundations of social interrelationships are still not to forbid the disposal of individuals to cooperate. Indeed, the confidence and co-operatives manifestations from the social capital, have been important to improve the reputation that individuals have to adopt cooperative attitudes. Thus individuals are able to develop effective institutions that help to preserve, during a long time, the sources of natural resources. It is important to emphasize that the restrictions that the government has adopted in relation to the behavior of individuals, particularly related to environmental degradation, are also being relevant to safeguard the income level of the population.