Análise crítica da performance do desenvolvimento econômico do estado do Ceará no período de 2000-2010 a partir do conceito de exclusão social

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing the socioeconomic performance of Ceará in the period 2000- 2010 by using the assumptions which compose the Economic Development Theory. The study of the economic performance of the above-mentioned State was complemented by investigating the qualitative progress with regards to the behavior of indicators which measure the level of social problems. For this purpose were analyzed the Gini index that measures the distributive income scenario, as well as the Index of Social Exclusion (ISE), responsible for measuring the percentage of socially excluded people who have access to key social assets. The result of these indicators point to the scenario that the income concentration has been maintained in the State of Ceará, and even aggravated by an expansion of the part of the population deprived of access to private monetary assets. On the other hand, a not significant reduction was observed of the percentage of the population that suffers from deprivation of access to key social assets, such as education, water and sanitation. Indicators show a socioeconomic scenario in Ceará that is typical for concentration, highlighted with the observance of an expansion of socially excluded people, when viewed in absolute numbers. This feature has contributed to the desired economic development consolidating itself in a still distant goal range, or, more precisely, as an estimation for the long run, in case the gains arising from economic activity were able to impact in better living conditions for the population from Ceará.