A QUESTÃO DA DESIGUALDADE MULTIDIMENSIONAL: DISCUTINDO A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UM INDICADOR // MULTIDIMENSIONAL INEQUALITY: DISCUSSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDEX

Authors

  • Henrique Rogê Batista
  • Maria de Lourdes Rollemberg Mollo

Keywords:

desigualdade, desigualdade multidimensional, índices de desigualdade // inequality, multidimensional inequality, inequality index

Abstract

RESUMO: A abordagem multidimensional da desigualdade parte da concepção de que a renda não é o único determinante do padrão de vida dos indivíduos. Este artigo visa discutir a posição relativamente marginal do debate sobre a desigualdade na economia e destacar as formas agregada e desagregada de construir um índice de desigualdade multidimensional. Por meio da literatura sobre o assunto, o artigo analisa as controvérsias econômicas sobre a desigualdade, de forma a justificar a escolha das variáveis, dimensões ou atributos a serem incluídos no indicador a ser construído com o objetivo de informar adequadamente as políticas públicas que buscam a redução do problema.

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ABSTRACT: The multidimensional approach of inequality presumes that income is not the only determinant of the life’s standard of individuals. This article discusses the relatively marginal position of inequality in economics and highlights the aggregate and disaggregate ways of building a multidimensional index of inequality. Based on the literature on the subject, it analyzes the economic controversies about inequality to justify the choice of variables, dimensions, and attributes to be included in the index of multidimensional index, as the goal is to inform better the political policies aimed to reduce it.

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Published

2021-04-05

Issue

Rev. Econ. Contemp., v. 25, n. 1, jan./abr. 2021

Section

Artigos

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