THE DYNAMICS AND THE CRISIS OF COMMERCE IN CARIRÉ SMALL CITY (CEARÁ STATE)

This article presents some reflections on the small city activities in the context of the Brazilian urban network. The changes and stays in small cities commerce of North Cearense instigated a specific analysis of the Cariré municipality. Since mid-1950 with the cotton collapse, commerce...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Maria Ferreira, Assis, Lenilton Francisco
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Lenguaje:Portugués
Publicado: UFPR 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/geografar/article/view/13584
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Sumario:This article presents some reflections on the small city activities in the context of the Brazilian urban network. The changes and stays in small cities commerce of North Cearense instigated a specific analysis of the Cariré municipality. Since mid-1950 with the cotton collapse, commerce in the central area of Cariré experience a crisis that is reflected in the population and economic decline. Cariré case demonstrates the complexity and the different roles of small cities in the Brazilian urban network, which need to be further investigated in its peculiarities and regional diversities.