Análise preliminar sobre emigração, desenvolvimento regional e desigualdade no vale do Jequitinhonha, MG

Abstract

The present study examines whether regional development and inequality are related to population outflow in the region, taking as a reference the improvements in income inequality in Brazil in recent years. Furthermore, it is the objective of this work correlate some of the demographic and social variables to the proposed terms. It will be A brief review of the literature concerning migration, development and social inequality and then data analysis will be carried out through correlation of variables such as resident population, urban population, rural population, fertility rate, life expectancy at birth, dependency ratio and emigration, Municipal Human Development Index (IDHM), Gini Index, Income average of the employed, Per capita income, Per capita income of the poor, Per capita income of the extremely poor and per capita income of the vulnerable. Part of the results found in this study corroborates other studies already carried out in the region, however, peculiarities found regarding the relationship between emigration, development and inequality open space for new questions and the deepening investigations.