O PIB Verde Industrial dos Estados do Nordeste no Período de 1996 A 2003.

Abstract

This dissertation aims to evaluate the sustainability of the industrial growth of the states of the Northeast from 1996 to 2003. To do so, it uses the methodology of the Green GDP, through the equation Industrial Green GDP = Gross Industrial Product (Depletion of Mineral Resources + Environment Degradation Costs), where depletion of mineral resources corresponds to the mineral extraction and the environment degradation costs are generated according to the proxies of the IPPS the Industrial Pollution Projection System. The behavior of the series leads to the possibility of a combination of growth of the industrial product vis-à-vis a contraction of the industrial green GDP, resulting in a paradox of growth. It is also generated an index of sustainability of the industrial activity, through the following relation: Gross Industrial Produtc-Industrial Green GDP/Gross Industrial Product, where the larger the gap between the gross industrial product and the green GDP, weaker is the sustainability. The research concludes that for the Northeast, the industrial economic activity is losing sustainability at 50% of its product.