Interesses da Marinha do Brasil na Base Industrial de Defesa (BID)

Abstract

It is a common speech of some defense analysts that the increase in budget levels would, in isolation, the path to the gradual reduction of the vulnerability of the Brazilian Armed Forces, which reflects economic conditions. This article seeks to identify the existence of other factors that affect these fields, using the economic models of development. In this context, the variables would be the installed capacity, the return on human capital and technology. This article aims to present the view that the main impact of the interest of Brazilian Navy in the Defense Industrial Base is the nationalization of raw materials and, consequently, job creation. These two reflections interfere positively in the Brazilian economic environment and the establishment of industrial clusters, known in economics as clusters.