Suchergebnisse

O objetivo principal deste trabalho é analisar a associação entre as mudanças observadas na composição das famílias e a condição de pobreza no Brasil entre os anos de 1981 e 2006. Destacam-se, aqui: a) alterações na composição das famílias; b) redução do tamanho médio das famílias; e c) maior participação dos integrantes familiares no mercado de trabalho, sobretudo das mulheres. A hipótese central dessas análises é que as alterações observadas na estrutura das famílias tiveram um papel fundamental na redução dos índices de pobreza das famílias brasileiras. Para cumprir com os objetivos propostos, o estudo será apresentado em quatro partes principais: i) análise do contexto econômico dos últimos 26 anos e tendências do mercado de trabalho; ii) mudanças observadas na composição dos arranjos familiares nesse período; iii) associação das estruturas familiares à condição de pobreza; iv) o efeito de mundanças na estrutura das famílias sobre a condição de pobreza.

In recent years, Brazil has seen an increase in formal employment, the raising of the minimum wage, a recovery in the purchasing power of the average wage, a drop in open unemployment and curbs on unprotected subcontracting. Average household incomes have risen and poverty has declined. How was this achieved? This paper argues that a minimum wage revaluation policy, broader social security coverage, income transfers and improved wage bargaining have all contributed to a reduction in inequality. The shift in labour market indicators is, they believe, conditioned by Brazil's economic dynamics, public policy on the raising of incomes, and a legal and institutional framework in which the public institutions and the trade unions play a prominent role. The authors advocate the creation of a development model that distributes income and dignifies citizens.

In recent years, Brazil has seen an increase in formal employment, the raising of the minimum wage, a recovery in the purchasing power of the average wage, a drop in open unemployment and curbs on unprotected subcontracting. Average household incomes have risen and poverty has declined. How was this achieved? This paper argues that a minimum wage revaluation policy, broader social security coverage, income transfers and improved wage bargaining have all contributed to a reduction in inequality. The shift in labour market indicators is, they believe, conditioned by Brazil's economic dynamics, public policy on the raising of incomes, and a legal and institutional framework in which the public institutions and the trade unions play a prominent role. The authors advocate the creation of a development model that distributes income and dignifies citizens.