Os efeitos do crescimento econômico na pobreza do Ceará: uma análise microrregional

Abstract

The paper analyzes the economic growth in the state of Ceará, broken down into microregional level, has been pro-poor in their urban and rural areas. It means, if the income of the poor has shown a higher elevation to the verified income the non-poor, thus inducing a reduction in inequality. In this sense, based on Census data from 2000 and 2010 are constructed curves of growth-poverty proposed by Son (2004). The results show that only 14 of the 33 microregions have been pro-poor growth. When the microregions are disaggregated into urban and rural areas, it appears that 23 microregions show growth in favor to the poor in urban areas and only four experience this kind of growth in rural areas. We notice then that economic growth of Ceará is ineffective in fighting poverty especially in rural areas.