Determinantes da pobreza e desigualdade social no Brasil: análise da economia brasileira de 2000 a 2014

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss the possible determinants of poverty and social inequality in Brazil from 2000 to 2014. Considering the analysis view in optical distinct, one-dimensional considering the income deficit, as the multidimensional that takes into account the quality of people's livelihood and other social indicators. This monograph presents previous studies regarding variables that affect positively or not poverty, such as unemployment, inflation, economic growth, social inequality, monetary policy in order to understand how each variable behaves and what are the possible solutions found by these authors. The results analysis was made from quantitative and qualitative data collected between 2000 and 2014 given the availability of controllers, among the five Brazilian states, namely Bahia, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro. Economic and social indicators showed a significant improvement in the absolute poverty and indigence rates in all regions of the country, but the concentration of income persists in industrialized regions and in the richest layers, so it is persisting the relative poverty framework, is specified as the lack of any basic need, demonstrating the need to address this issue.