Herein a characterization of the evolution of extreme poverty and income inequality in Bahia is presented. Extreme … poverty and income inequality in Bahia fell twice from 1995 to 2009, in roughly the same periods, but at different pace. The … first fall begins in 1996. For extreme poverty, it was a sudden fall ending in 1997, whilst inequality kept falling till …

Herein a characterization of the evolution of extreme poverty and income inequality in Bahia is presented. Extreme … poverty and income inequality in Bahia fell twice from 1995 to 2009, in roughly the same periods, but at different pace. The … first fall begins in 1996. For extreme poverty, it was a sudden fall ending in 1997, whilst inequality kept falling till …

The paper analyses poverty in Brazil from 1992 to 2004, combining the usual measure based on income with other … indicators of well-being and social development, thus better capturing different poverty situations. Using data from an annual … non-poor. Type I poverty, which affects one third of Brazilian population, showed cyclical variations, with no clear …