Arbeitspapier

Perfil da pobreza na Bahia e sua evolução no período 2004-2009

This paper aims to describe recent changes in the characteristics and living conditions of four income groups - extremely poor, poor, vulnerable and non-poor - in the state of Bahia between 2004 and 2009. We investigate the size of each group; their distribution between urban and rural areas; the coverage and impacts of the Bolsa Família and BPC programs; educational attainment; labor market insertion; age structure; size and composition of families; gender and race of household heads; access to sanitation and durable consumer goods. The first major conclusion is that there was a marked reduction in poverty and extreme poverty in Bahia during this period, although at a slower pace than in the rest of the country. Second, it is clear that individuals and families with reasonably sturdy - even if informal - connections to the labor market have benefitted from recent economic growth and were lifted out of extreme poverty. However, extreme poverty was not eradicated because there remains a sizable group with remarkably precarious or even non-existent links to the labor market. For this group, the Bolsa Família program was the most effective tool to alleviate their intense deprivation.

Sprache
Portugiesisch

Erschienen in
Series: Texto para Discussão ; No. 1743

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
de Souza, Pedro H. G. F.
Osorio, Rafael Guerreiro
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
(wo)
Brasília
(wann)
2012

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
12.07.2024, 13:22 MESZ

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • de Souza, Pedro H. G. F.
  • Osorio, Rafael Guerreiro
  • Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)

Entstanden

  • 2012

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