Studying the work income of rural population: the case of Palmitos, SC

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the pattern of labor income from an analysis of the Human Development Index - HDI. Addresses the problem of labor income and show the difficulties of addressing global policy from a regional differences analysis. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in the city of Palmitos, in the western state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It approaches a critical conceptualization of rural and urban to put lights on the accounting income and its mistaken reading of the division between town and country. Among the findings is that one should always stick to the fact that the rural action is different from the urban action. In rural poverty eradication is not enough by itself; we must ensure the dignity to live in work in their own land, gather the family around their own table and to have job stability that guarantees the basic necessities.