Evidences on multidimensional poverty in the northern region of Brazil

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Andréa Ferreira da Silva
Janaildo Soares de Sousa
Jair Andrade Araujo

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This paper aims to present new perspectives for the understanding on multidimensional poverty in northern Brazil in the years 2006-2013, in order to assist the government in developing policies focused on fighting poverty and advancing the development process. The study used a methodology built by Bourguignon and Chakravarty (2003), which presents an alternative way of measuring the multidimensionality of poverty. The data was collected from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) and the results of six dimensions analyzed revealed a reduction in the proportion of multidimensional poor of the northern population, from 30.71% in 2006 to 25.79% in 2013. As for isolated analysis of metropolitan regions in urban and rural areas, it was found that poverty was more intense in rural areas.

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Silva, A. F. da, Sousa, J. S. de, & Araujo, J. A. (2017). Evidences on multidimensional poverty in the northern region of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Public Administration, 51(2), 219–239. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7612160773
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