One important question that has been discussed in the literature about regional economics is the relevance of local productive networks (clusters) for the regional development. It is possible to find a huge number of case studies that discuss many aspects of this kind of network: cooperation,...

This paper aims at analyzing regional development in Brazil regarding its financial conditions. It departs from the features of the federalism and decentralization in Brazil, as well as the state and local expenditures. We intends to investigate the role of the federalism and decentralization...

The aim of this piece is to analyze some territorial determinants to the total amount of credit in a specific region. These determinants are derived from the economics conditions of the region and are observed through the liquidity preference of banks and public. Accordingly to the Post...

The aim of this piece is to analyse, based on the post-keynesian framework, the relationship between the centrality and dynamism of regions and the behaviour of some regional financial variables at Brazil from 1988 to 2000, which is a period of different levels of macroeconomic uncertainty. The...

The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between the financial system and the degree of centrality of the city where it is located. Initially, a unique theoretical discussion is conducted to analyze how the degree of centrality can affect the behavior of a bank in a specific...

C<sc>rocco</sc> M., F<sc>aria</sc>-S<sc>ilva</sc> F., P<sc>aulo</sc>-R<sc>ezende</sc> L. and R<sc>odríguez</sc>-F<sc>uentes</sc> C. J. Banks and regional development: an empirical analysis on the determinants of credit availability in Brazilian regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper studies the influence that liquidity preference and bank lending strategies...

This enlightening and significant volume focuses on the nature, causes and features of economic growth across a wide range of countries and regions. Covering a variety of growth related topics – from theoretical analyses of economic growth in general to empirical analyses of growth in the...

Reúne artigos de Carlos Antonio Brandão, Clélio Campolina Diniz, Eduardo José Monteiro da Costa, Fabiana Santos, Francisco de Oliveira, Lízia de Figueiredo, Marco Crocco, Maria Abadia da Silva Alves, Mauro Borges Lemos, Pedro Silveira Bandeira, Ricardo Machado Ruiz, Roberto Luís Monte-Mór...

The aim of this paper is to investigate in what extent there is a differentiated regional bank strategy in the economy of Minas Gerais. Based on the post-Keynesian theory of regional liquidity preference (DOW, 1993), the article analyses the consolidate balance sheet of bank’s branches in 351...