2022-09-192022-09-192007ARRAIS, Tadeu Alencar. Planejamento e desenvolvimento regional: a intervenção governamental e a problemática regional em Goiás. Mercator, Fortaleza, v. 6, n. 12, p. 25-36, 2007.1984-2201http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/21390The aim of this article is to raise theoretical and empirical questions regarding the relations between the concepts of regional planning and regional development. In order to fulfill such an aim I chose to evaluate the way regional problematics was announced in the governmental plans of Mauro Borges Teixeira (1961-1964), Irapuan Costa Júnior (1975-1979), and Marconi Perillo (1999-2003). The present research was organized on the basis of documental analysis and review of the literature regarding regional development and planning. With regard to the choice of government plans, I took into account the different periods in the economical and political history of the State of Goiás. This discussion is concluded by highlighting the need for regionalizations which may truly contribute to regional development. If regionalization is seen as a process through which the State establishes priorities in order to apply a set of actions systematically in its territory, then this concept is crucial for an investigation of the relations between regional development and regional planning, especially regarding the role of the State.porAcesso Abertohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Regional developmentDesenvolvimento regionalRegional planningGovernmental policyPlanejamento regionalPolítica governamentalGoiásArtigo