Indicadores sociais e desenvolvimento local: o caso do município de Vitória de Santo Antão-PE

Abstract

Social indicators have information for coping with adversities with a view to local development. This research aimed to investigate how the data regarding "Health", "Education" and "Employment & Income", arranged by the Pernambuco State Database and the FIRJAN System, portray the basic needs of the citizens of Vitória de Santo Antão-PE in the period from 2013 to 2016. This study finds research bases in descriptive research. The data were obtained in a secondary way in the Pernambuco State Database and the FIRJAN System. Data analysis was based on thematic categories. The results indicate that there is a misstep or failure in the municipal government actions adopted for the dimensions Education and Employment & Income. With this research it is concluded that the social indicator of the dimension "Health" portrays adequate care to the population of Vitória de Santo Antão-PE, however, the dimensions of "Education" and "Employment & Income", deserve attention regarding the resizing or new proposals of public policies with a view to increasing these indexes and, thus, meeting efficiently and effectively, the basic needs of Victorian society and thus effecting local development.