Industrial sector’s agglomerations locations in the industrial sector in the Northeast and Southeast regions: a comparative analysis in the FHC and Lula governments

Abstract

This paper aims to verify the industrial locational pattern changes in the Southeast and Northeast of the country, during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula), using the locational coefficient Hoover. The operationalization of the index, we used formal employment in the industrial sector in 1995, 2002, 2003 and 2010, corresponding respectively to the initial and final years of FHC and Lula. The results showed losses in the industry during the Cardoso government, as well as leadership in the industrial employment and concentration in the Southeast, in conclusion, the region's importance declined in the following years of his government. During Lula's government, the Northeast region lost employments.

Keywords

• hoover's index; formal employment
• industry
• northeast
• southeast