Redes de subcontratação e desenvolvimento local: a atuação da Albrás no arranjo produtivo de Barcarena

Abstract

The economic occupation project of the Amazon, which would result in its integration to the national system, beneficiate with great amounts of investment, several of the so-called “big projects” to explore region’s natural resources. At the same time, planners had the perspective that they would act as irradiators of local socio-economic development. Albras, benefiting from this policy, is planned to generate external resources and to contribute to the regional economy dynamic. Surrounding the firm, in Barcarena city, several firms are installed building a productive arrangement that needs to be investigated. The subcontracting network is based on the flexibilization of the production process imposed by the main firm. This research aims to identify the cooperation, innovation and interaction processes among subcontracted firms, as well its eventual relation with local development.