Research subjects: development; development and dependence; national financial system; public financing; regional distribution of resources; agriculture, environment and sustainable development; Brazilian industrial development and industrial policies; economic development and the role of small enterprises; social policy evaluation; social indicators; employment and rural poverty; food safety; territorial development; work relationships.

Emphasis is given to the role of Public Policies in Brazilian Development and comparisons with Latin American countries: economic development in Latin America.

Faculty: Antonio César Ortega, Carlos Alves do Nascimento, Cássio Garcia Ribeiro Soares da Silva, Clesio Marcelino de Jesus, Daniel Caixeta Andrade, Marisa dos Reis Azevedo Botelho, Niemeyer Almeida Filho, Vanessa Petrelli Corrêa.