Regional Development and the Indicators for Mapping of Local Productive Arrangements of Rondônia (Brazil)

This is a documental research, whose main objective is to present indicators for a new mapping of Local Productive Arrangements (APLs) in Rondonia and, specifically, discuss the dynamics of reference data and its importance to the investment policies with a view to regional development. he data were calculated from tables of the Annual List of Social Informations (RAIS, 2012), presented by the Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) (BRAZIL, 2014), and by census of vegetal extraction, agriculture and sylviculture available on the IBGE website, relative to 2013. It was observed that most of the APLs identified in previous studies have not been confirmed by the data of the RAIS and of the IBGE. From these data, we identified more than 100 potential APLs in the State, while are currently presented only 18. The cattle breeding, for example, appears in the previous studies restricted to a microregion only, but it is significant in seven of the eight microregions of the State. Are also quite significant the production data of fruit and fish, among other products, confirming a diversified economy in the agricultural sector; in the secondary sector, however, there are few references, most notably in larger businesses involving wood, civil construction, and strictly in Porto Velho, electricity. It is suggested to be made larger investments for APLs studies in the State, including for full mapping not only per Microregion, but also by the city, in order to identify best opportunities, fill the gaps, offer support and strengthen the endeavors. There is much that can be allocated as resource in the Multi-Annual Plans of State.