NEIL SMITH AND THE UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM

Abstract

This paper, from a critical point of view, identified with the marxian political economy, aims to discuss and address the central ideas that permeate the work Uneven Development of the Scottish geographer Neil Smith. Based on marxian dialectical method, is proposed to analyze and, at the same time, establish a dialogue with the author in order to show the spatial character of the uneven development of capitalism. It starts with the hypothesis that the work in question has enormous theoretical and conceptual richness, and therefore, it is necessary a geographical reading with the purpose to understand the process of capitalist production of space from the scales analytical resource in order to spatialize political economy. From the empirical point of view, it was selected as the object of reflection the company Suzano Pulp and Paper because of their intense influence materialized in its territorialization in Maranhao. Thus, we aim to contribute to the geographical study of the uneven development question.