A demografia e os programas de transferência de renda municipais: uma avaliação sociodemográfica do município de Maricá-RJ

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between municipal income transfer programs, with a particular focus on the social currency Mumbuca, and the sociodemographic evolution of the municipality of Maricá-RJ. The research focuses on the demographic and urban dimensions, exploring how these programs influence and interact with the sociodemographic transformations of the municipality. The research begins with a review of the literature on urbanization, socio-spatial segregation, as well as a discussion on income transfer programs, their guidelines and the trajectory of social currencies, and the study of the case of Maricá. Regarding the methodology, secondary data were used to construct population and sociodemographic indicators for the years 2010 and 2022, as well as on the circulation of the Mumbuca currency in the territory between 2022 and 2023. Then, descriptive statistics and spatial analysis methods were used to evaluate, in an exploratory manner, possible relationships between the circulation of currencies from municipal income transfer programs in the territory (more specifically in the neighborhoods) and the transformations observed in the population in recent years. With this study, it was possible to evaluate the relationship of social currency transactions as a factor linked to improvements in the living conditions of the population of Maricá, and, in turn, fundamental for the evaluation of income transfer programs and for the development of urban public policies, as well as for Demographics.