ARRANJOS PRODUTIVOS LOCAIS COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO: Uma Análise do APL Lácteo da Microrregião de São Luís de Montes Belos

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the benefits of implementing the Local Productive Arrangement in the Micro region of São Luís de Montes Belos - Goiás as a regional development strategy. It soughts to both make a bibliographic study on the regional development of public policies, the local productive arrangement and public policies for the development of the local productive arrangements (LPAs). Post-bibliographical study, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather information to understand the micro development process of São Luís de Montes Belos in relation to the implementation of the Local Productive Arrangement – LPA. The study found that the APL of the Microregion of São Luís de Montes Belos is composed of micro or small companies, does not have a coordinator and low involvement of the actors, low investment in new technologies and export, thus perceiving absence of a more articulated policy that characterizes the APL as informal in search of actions that improve the APL of the Microregion of São Luís de Montes Belos - Goiás