THIRD PERIOD OF DIRECT.FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN PARANÁ

Abstract

This article seeks to understand the determinants that contribute to development of the third Foreign Direct Investment flow period (FDI) towards the State of Paraná, started in 1994. It breaks new ground by studying the IDE in a state separately. For this is used the methodology developed by Castro (1979) and Possas (1983), which takes into account for the IDE analyzes the economic scenario of the origin and destination of resources and fragmented periods of study based on historical and economic periods. From 1994 to 2003 the stock of FDI in Paraná grows over 200%, with the receipt of carmakers Renault, Nissan, Volkswagen and Audi, marking the beginning of a new phase of the state's industrialization process.