%A Vasconcelos, Lucas Henrique Campos %A Antonello, Ideni Terezinha %D 2020 %T NATIONAL POLICY FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHWESTERN PARANA %K %X The research that gave rise to this reflection was aimed at analyzing the implementation of the National Policy for Regional Development programs in the southwestern region of ParanĂ¡. On February 22, 2007, through Decree No. 6,047, the National Policy for Regional Development (PNDR, in Portuguese acronym) was institutionalized and on May 30, 2019, through Decree No. 9,810, the II National Policy for Regional Development came into force. In this article, the Program for the Promotion of Sustainability of Sub-Regional Spaces (PROMESO) and the Program for the Promotion of Development of the Border Strip (PDFF) will be analyzed, both with actions developed by the PNDR in the Southwestern ParanĂ¡ Mesoregion. The article adopts an analytical nature, based on a theoretical-conceptual survey, documental analysis and case study, from a qualitative perspective. The results show that the PNDR had important actions in the southwestern region of ParanĂ¡, although it did not achieve the expected results due to the non-application of the proposed planning. %U http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/e19025b %J Mercator %0 Journal Article %R 10.4215/rm2020.e19025 %V 19 %@ 1984-2201 %8 2020-10-22