Desigualdades sociais e desenvolvimento no Brasil: uma análise dos anos 80 ao nível regional

Resumen

The main purpose of this paper was study the relation between social and economic development in Brazil, discussing and making hypothesis about regional and metropolitan differences found on some indicators. The data about public services supply for 1983 and 1990 was agregated by sithetic indicators compposed by education, health, sanitation and urban infra-structure parameters. Some economic variables as GNP per capita and Gini coefficient of work income was used in the regional analysis.