%0 Journal Article
%T Desigualdade e heterogeneidade no desenvolvimento da AmazŁżnia no s¨Śculo XXI
%A Lira
%A S¨Śrgio Roberto Bacury de
%A Silva
%A M¨˘rcio Luiz Monteiro da
%A Pinto
%A Rosenira Siqueira
%J Nova Economia
%D 2009
%I Federal University of Minas Gerais
%R 10.1590/S0103-63512009000100007
%X the deforestation of the amazon forest is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the brazilian government. the economic literature points to numerous factors responsible for deforestation, and many of these are, directly or indirectly, derived from federal spending. this article analyzes, through a panel data econometric model, how federal spending can influence, or mitigate, amazonian deforestation. the state of par¨˘ is used as a case study, as it presents the highest degree of deforestation among all amazonian states.
%K economic development
%K regional differences
%K amazon.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-63512009000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en