The immigrant trade in the development process: contributions of arab enterprises in Sant'ana do Livramento/RS

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2022.58.12650

Keywords:

Immigrant. Trade. Border. Local development.

Abstract

The expansion of the commercial sector in Sant’Ana do Livramento corresponds to the same period in which the presence of arab immigrants in the municipality intensified. In this sense, this research aims to analyze the contribution of arab immigrants' trade to the development process of Sant'Ana do Livramento/RS, a Brazilian municipality that borders the city of Rivera in Uruguay. Methodologically, the research is characterized as quantitative, exploratory and descriptive. The research techniques adopted were literature review and primary data collection. The data were collected through the application of 62 questionnaires, containing closed and open questions to arab merchants in the municipality. The results indicate that, with respect to commercial establishments and through the provision of services, arab immigrants play an important role in the santanense society, either by generating jobs, paying taxes, attracting tourists or by the local investments they make, thus contributing to the process of local development.

Author Biographies

Soraia Moh’d Khalil Salameh Ahmad , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Bacharel em Ciências Econômicas (Unipampa), mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia & Desenvolvimento (PPGE&D/UFSM). http://lattes.cnpq.br/7837659737829450https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-3699soraia.khalil98@gmail.com

Alessandra Troian, Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa), Santana do Livramento

Doutora em Desenvolvimento Rural, Professora Titular no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração – Universidade Federal do Pampa (PPGA/Unipampa) – Campus Sant’Ana do Livramento. R. Barão do Triunfo, 1.048 – Centro, Sant’Ana do Livramento/RS, Brasil. CEP 97573-634. http:// lattes.cnpq.br/0939231468483828https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8207-6436alessandratroian@unipampa.edu.br  

Published

2022-11-03

How to Cite

Moh’d Khalil Salameh Ahmad , S. ., & Troian, A. (2022). The immigrant trade in the development process: contributions of arab enterprises in Sant’ana do Livramento/RS. Development in Question Journal, 20(58), e12650. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2022.58.12650