Direitos sociais e favor: trabalho e propriedade em Belo Oriente – MG

Abstract

This article focuses on the analysis of social issues and social rights in the context of the economical and social development in the east of Minas Gerais state. Minas Gerais was chosen to develop, especially Vale do Rio Doce region, by means of alliances and strategies between the State and the Capital, which has created an enormous gap in the so called growing and social development. The analysis was concentrated on a discussion of the social actors’ role in this process, handling the alliances and strategies between the Capital and the local governmental power analysis as a path for the economical development; and the possibilities to guarantee social rights through social politics to the citizens of this city. The research has point out the fact that the economic development in Minas Gerais east, especially in Belo Oriente city, was possible due to the alliance between the Capital and the local government power, which was the former responsible for the creation and the maintenance of favorable conditions for the industry development in the region, specifically on the infra structure implementation, benefiting the land concentration and the fiscal resignation. Another fundamental element raised in this research was the determination that Belo Oriente citizens have no benefit of the products made by the economical progress carried out in the region, specially the ones brought up by the start up of the Celulose Nipo-Brasileira – CENIBRA, a worldwide cellulose maker erected in this city on the ’70 decade. It was also realized that a culture based on rights isn’t possible due to the fact that the fundamental alliance defend only the Capital interests.