Programa Bolsa Família em municípios cearenses com elevado índice de exclusão social

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, João Paulo Caetano
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• dARK ID: ark:/83112/001300001rq5g
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/32542
• topic: Bolsa Família; Programas de sustentação de renda; Política de Inclusão Social; Pobreza - Ceará

Brazil has been following the example of developed countries by advocating and practicing a model of public policies for income transfer. The Bolsa Família Program is a model of government policy that aims to reduce poverty and the population that lives below the extreme poverty line. The present work analyzes the social impact resulting from the implementation of the Bolsa Família Program in 10 municipalities in Ceará, in the period from 2004 to 2009. These 10 municipalities were chosen because they have presented high levels of social exclusion. The methodological procedure used was the research from electronic and print publications, such as books and scientific articles. Several aspects have been analyzed, such as: evolution of the number of families served by the Bolsa Família (Family Grant) Program, social exclusion index, infant mortality rate, index of social development, net enrollment rate of primary education, number of jobs created, among others. In addition, the numbers on the percentage of extremely poor population, functional illiteracy rate and the percentage of coverage of basic services such as garbage collection, sewage, electricity and treated water were collected through surveys of database of the 2010 Census. The result of the research concludes that although the Bolsa Família Program aims to reduce social inequality and poverty and to raise the income level of the population, the program raises the level of dependence of families and does not represent the most efficient way to improve its beneficiaries’ quality of life. However, even with its shortcomings the Bolsa Família Program plays a key role in the country’s economy. By increasing its beneficiary’s purchasing power the Bolsa Família Program increases the demand for goods and services therefore boosting the economy in the municipalities studied.