Transformações no cotidiano da rede urbana: a chegada dos campi das IFES

Abstract

Urban development and regional studies are a field recognized in economic sciences for its ability to identify important geoeconomics characteristics of large and small areas, as well as the results of government initiatives over time. Thus, the creation of Federal Higher Education Institutions as a public policy of decentralization has a significant impact on changing the economic, social and regional trajectory within and outside these locations. This is the case of Parnaíba (PI), Jataí (GO), Catalão (GO), Cruz das Almas (BA) and Redenção (CE), municipalities that were positively affected when the government decided to create or grant autonomy to IFES located in these cities since 2006. The economic results between 2000 and 2023, such as GDP growth, population growth and financial variables evolution are some of the data used to empirically summarize this impact. Thus, based on the hypothetical-deductive method, this research sought to identify the transformative effects of the IFES implementation policy in these municipalities, in order to identify regional impact from the point of view of development and to be a source for public policy makers seeking concrete evidence of IFES in inland cities.