The cross-border region of the frontier triple and the construction of an integrated development project

Authors

  • João Marcos Borges Avelar UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PARANÁ - UNESPAR
  • Mirian Beatriz Schneider Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE - Campus de Toledo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v9i0.1951

Abstract

The triple border of Foz do Iguaçu, Ciudad Del Este and Puerto Iguazú is an important commercial and tourist center, allowing citizens of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay to share the same territory forming an important transboundary region. Each one of the cities has an Economic and Social Development Council that works to build an Integrated Development Project, establishing partnerships with entities and companies of region. The consolidation of this project depends on the joint action of these entities, the legislation of each involved country and the commitment of municipal governments to regional development. The great challenge of build an Integrated Regional Development Project is promote an cooperation between local agents, the productive sector and local governments in order to solve common problems. The objective of this work is to identify if there is an Integrated Development Project and how the political and social leaders act in this direction. The Hexagon methodology of the Regional Development was used and the application of semi-structured questionnaires for leaders of the three cities. The results indicate that although there is a consistent work of the local agents, it has not yet been possible to consolidate an Integrated Development Project for the triple border.

Keywords: Triple border. Cross-Border Region. Regional development.

Author Biographies

João Marcos Borges Avelar, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PARANÁ - UNESPAR

Diretor da Universidade Estadual do Paraná - Unespar campus de Campo Mourão, professor do Colegiado de Administração. Mestre em Desenvolvimento Econômico pela UFPR e Doutor em Desenvolvimento Regional pela UNIOESTE.

Mirian Beatriz Schneider, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE - Campus de Toledo

Professora Associada do Programa de Pós Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio, do Programa de Pós Graduação em Economia e do Colegiado do Curso de Ciências Econômicas da UNIOESTE.
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Published

2019-03-22

How to Cite

Avelar, J. M. B., & Schneider, M. B. (2019). The cross-border region of the frontier triple and the construction of an integrated development project. DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional Em Debate, 9, 179–203. https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v9i0.1951

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Vol. 9 (2019)

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