O complexo econômico-industrial da saúde (CEIS) no Brasil: padrão de distribuição territorial e características sócio-profissionais - potencialidades e desafios (1994-2012)

Abstract

This study examines the health system in Brazil from the notion of Economic and Industrial Health Complex (CEIS). The main objective is to characterize the CEIS and in this particular, emphasize the territorial distribution of establishments and jobs in the period 1994-2012. The research hypothesis is that regardless of the reporting subsystem (I - Chemical industry and biotechnology II - Mechanical engineering, electronics and materials; and III - Health services), territorial distribution of CEIS in Brazil shows up concentrated both inter-regionally (emphasis on the Southeast), as intrarregionalmente (Bahia, Pernambuco and Ceará). As for the socio-professional characteristics compared, the hypothesis is that these are shown in disfavor for the Northeast and Rio Grande do Norte. The study methodology includes a literature review placing the CEIS in an environment of global changes (restructuring, globalization and financialization), as well as in the national context of changing role of public and private sector in this complex. In addition, the work makes a quantitative and qualitative study based on the Annual Social Information (RAIS), published by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MTE). The results confirm that the states of Bahia , Pernambuco and Ceará retain their prominent positions regionally ; and the average remuneration of CEIS professionals in the Northeast follows below the national average , and this is particularly true for the Rio Grande do Norte.