This paper discusses the dilemmas and the contradictions of the current experiences of rural settlements, based on the net of tensions which are generated among different agents, strategies and rationalities. It analyzes the controversial alternatives to the integration in the agroindustrial productive system, of the biodiesel and the perspectives of municipal programs directed to rural settlers and to small producers. It discusses the possibilities of these options for the present/future of these experiences in two regions with different profiles of regional development.
Rural Settlements; Biofuels; Rural Development Poli
