A situação da economia do Espírito Santo no início do século XXI: um estado desenvolvido e periférico?

The objective of this paper is to show the contradictory character of the recent developments in the Espírito Santo’s\udeconomy: an economy with indicators that reveal at the same time some degree of socioeconomic development and\udperipheral insertion in the Brazilian economy. In addition, plan to discuss future prospects of Espírito Santo, from the\uddecisive role that public policies in the areas of science, technology and innovation are in this beginning of century and\udat the same time that are clear environmental limits and of occupation of space that the current production profile of the\udState (geared primarily for the production of commodities) mean