LOCAL REGIMES: Does Globalization Challenge the "Growth Machine"?

This article explores the possible impacts that globalization might have upon the nature of local governments and the economic development policies that they adopt. We begin by outlining the theory of how "corporate regimes" dominate most urban centers, why they implement skewed economic development policies, and why globalization appears to be exacerbating these problems. Research on state-and-local economic development outside urban centers indicates that several types of business development exist and that they differ significantly in their implications for improving conditions in a community. This suggests that other types of corporate regimes are possible. The logic of globalization points toward the need to establish more progressive corporate regimes willing to implement some of the reforms advocated by critics of the "growth machine." Copyright 2001 by The Policy Studies Organization.

Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) nos campos rupestres do Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, MG, Brasil Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) in the campos rupestres of Itacolomi State Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

O presente trabalho trata do estudo florístico de Papilionoideae dos Campos Rupestres do Parque Estadual do Itacolomi (PEI), localizado no sul da Cadeia do Espinhaço. O trabalho de campo foi realizado no período entre setembro/2003 e outubro/2004. Foram encontradas 28 espécies de Papilionoideae, reunidas em 18 gêneros, sendo Desmodium o mais representativo, com cinco espécies. São fornecidos neste trabalho chaves analíticas, diagnoses, ilustrações e comentários sobre a distribuição geográfica e fenologia de cada espécie.<br>A floristic study of Papilionoideae in the campos rupestres of Itacolomi State Park, South Espinhaço Range, was carried out. Field work took place from September 2003 to October 2004. Twenty eight species of Papilionoideae, grouped into 18 genera, were found. Desmodium was the most representative with five species. Analytical keys, diagnoses, illustrations and comments on the geographic distribution and phenology of each species are also presented