A relevância do uso de indicadores de saneamento básico dos entes federativos subnacionais na formulação e na implementação de políticas públicas de combate à pobreza

Abstract

The study intends to analyze the influence of indicators referring to basic sanitation on poverty rates. The analysis was carried out in all Brazilian subnational states from 2009 to 2013. For this purpose the panel data econometric technique was used. In Brazil there was a considerable reduction in poverty especially since 2004. During this period there was an increase in public income transfer policy and influences the improvement of the index. However from 2015 poverty rates increased again. This scenario reinforces the question about possible complementary public policies that can also help in reducing poverty in Brazil. The model by Araújo, Marinho and Campelo (2018) was used with adaptations adding basic sanitation indexes of the Brazilian states. The results show that the solid waste coverage rate influences significantly the poverty of the subsequent period and suggest that public policies can be directed towards improving basic sanitation and consequently reducing poverty.