Local Productive Arrangement as a strategy for promoting eco-development: an analysis of the experiences of Bonito (MS), Lagoa de Ibiraquera (Garopaba and Imbituba) (SC), and Santa Rosa de Lima (SC)

Abstract

A Local Productive Arrangement (LPA) can be defined as an institution which is capable of igniting processes of territorial integration, based on an attempt to harmonize the dynamics of cooperation and competition, i.e. through institutional arrangements in which there is systemic competitiveness. The objective of this work is to evaluate local production arrangement experiences, viewing them as participatory management processes for the promotion of eco-development. The methodology is based on the exploratory study of tourism organization experiences currently in progress, according to the following potentials: natural resources (Bonito - MS), organic agriculture (Santa Rosa de Lima - SC) and cultural resources (Garopaba and Imbituba-SC). It was observed that self-management incorporates decision-making processes which seek to overcome mere individualist and uncommitted participation from the socio-political point of view, feeds the cultivation of practices associated with the concept of collective entrepreneurialism, the aim of which is to ensure equal rights for those who come together to finance, produce, sell or consume goods. Key words: Tourism; local-based tourism; Local Development; Local Production Arrangement.