Pobreza multidimensional no município mais industrializado do Nordeste: um exercício de análise espacial.

Abstract

This study analyzed the spatial distribution of multidimensional poverty in the territory of Camaçari, the most industrialized municipality in Northeastern Brazil, in 2010. For this purpose, different approaches to the phenomenon of poverty were examined, while a characterization of historical elements was carried out. and socio-economic essential for understanding the municipality in that year, then the Intramunicipal Multidimensional Poverty Index (IPMI) was constructed and, finally, the spatial distribution of poverty in the territory of Camaçari was investigated. In the methodology, the indicator proposed here was used for the Exploratory Analysis of Spatial Data (AEDE) of the municipality, with the application of data from the last Demographic Census, made available by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The results showed evidence of a pattern of spatial association of the phenomenon, with a concentration of clusters or agglomerations of poverty in certain regions of the city. It was also confirmed that the use of measures based only on income can mask the existence of deprivations that make up other dimensions of poverty. In addition, the results proved the importance of using a multidimensional approach for the correct measurement of poverty and, above all, for the elaboration and monitoring of more adequate public policies for its mitigation and even its overcoming.