A pobreza na região metropolitana de Fortaleza no período 2001-2015

Abstract

Brazil is known as one of the most unequal countries in the world. Its society was shaped following to a logic that excludes and exploits its population. The years of 2001 to 2015, target of the study, were considered years of remarkable changes in the country, which the government showed more attention to the problem of social exclusion. The increase of resources to income transfer programs is an example. The Fortaleza Metropolitan Region presents high social exclusion, making it relevant for the analysis of the theme. The research intends to take a look to indicators that estimate poverty and social exclusion in the Fortaleza Metropolitan Region from 2001 to 2015, focusing on the application of the Social Exclusion Index (IES using Portuguese initials). The IES uses five indicators with different weights to estimate the population that is excluded, access to treated water, sanitation, garbage collection, education and income. The method created by Lemos (2012) says that such indicators have a strong relationship with social exclusion.