Análise dos determinantes da extrema pobreza no Ceará em 2010

Abstract

The eradication of the extreme poverty sets itself up as one of the main goals of the nations. Understanding it from a multidimensional perspective is relevant for its combat to be done effectively. Therefore, the study sought to analyze the main determinants of extreme poverty in Ceará in 2010, under a multidimensional perspective based on data provided by the System Automatic Recovery (SIDRA) of IBGE, trying to understand the relationship between poverty and many socioeconomic variables, such as income inequality, education, health, microfinance and household conditions. The comprehension of these dimensions allows the government authorities to intensify the public policies in this area, in order to reduce the picture of the extreme poverty in the state. It was found that Ceará, in 2010, had more than 1.5 million people living with an income until R$70 per month; and the state is the seventh with the largest amount of people living in this condition, in absolute terms. The results showed that the income is not enough to understand the extreme poverty in Ceará, existing another factors that need to be taken into consideration to eradicate it. In conclusion, it was found in this work, through the estimation of the model by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), that the expansion of services connected to household infrastructure, health and education, in order to meet the basic needs of the individuals situated at this level, contribute to reduce the extreme poverty.