出版社：Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas
摘要：O Brasil é, hoje, provavelmente, o mais industrializado e o mais urbanizado dos países em desenvolvimento. Os fenômenos relacionados com industrialização e urbanização começaram a acelerar-se em meados da década de 40, e a economia brasileira passou por mudanças profundas, que podem ser assim resumidas:
其他摘要：The author starts his article with a brief description of the deep changes occurred in the Brazilian economy during the middle 40's, when industrialization and urbanization were accelerated. He continues to criticize spatial dispersion in terms of the urban system as a whole, calling attention to the obvious regional unbalances prevailing in Brazil. After a rapid commentary on some qualitative aspects of urban Brazilian development, the writer makes a brief evaluation of the institutional framework of urban planning in the country, procedure which only now is being effectively adopted in Brazil.
