Local Productive Arrangements of Mato Grosso do Sul and the Latin American Integration Route: An investigation of the potential spillover effects on regional development

The Latin American Integration Route (RILA) is an international road transport corridor in the process of implementation that will connect the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil, to the ports of Northern Chile. In this context, it opens up a plethora of potential development possibilities for the municipalities of the State of MS. The research aims to analyze the productive agglomerations of the State of MS, highlighting the expected effects of RILA on its development. To this end, using data from the Annual Social Information List (RAIS) of the Ministry of Labor (MTE) for the year 2020, the productive agglomerations of the State were mapped, dividing them into economic sectors and size of enterprises, analyzing indicators of productive specialization, and spatially analyzing in an exploratory way. As a result, we highlight the identification of potential spillover effects, especially for small businesses, which can be used by the municipalities affected by RILA to boost their development process. In this context, the importance of integrated public policies to strengthen such state development potential with the implementation of RILA, especially for small businesses, is emphasized.

Keywords:
Productive specialization; Mato Grosso do Sul (MS); Latin American Integration Route (RILA); Spillover effects; Local Productive Arrangements (LPAs)