Impactos sociais e econômicos da instalação da empresa de cimentos do Grupo Elizabeth no município de Alhandra

Abstract

O The present study consists in verifying whether the installation of the cement plant of the Elizabeth Group, which started its constructions in 2012 and started its operational activities in 2015, contributed significantly to the growth and development of Alhandra city located in the state of Paraíba in the period between 2012 and 2019. To this end, the work has specific objectives: to qualify Paraíba in the cement sector; to verify the impact of the company in the public finances of Alhandra; to indicate the contribution to the economic activity of the company in Alhandra; to observe the behavior of social data in the period; and finally, to talk about specific information made available by the company. It was verified that the cement company is a part of a rising cement pole in Paraíba, while the cement sector in the state presents an upward trajectory, growing proportionally more than all regions of Brazil. Then it was verified that already in the first years of operation the company managed to have a significant impact on public finances and economic activity in Alhandra, but there was no significant change in relation to social data. Finally, it was presented other information provided by the company where it was possible to verify the establishment of a public-private partnership between the company and the state, however the company suffered with the lack of help from the public agent in a certain situation. Therefore, it was concluded that the company promotes regional growth, but its performance is limited in the sense of bringing about social development, the role being intrinsic of the allocation of resources by the public agent.