Fiscal capacity and living conditions in the municipal districts of Rio de Janeiro: a multivariate analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to verify the relation between fiscal capabilities of Rio de Janeiro municipal districts and its social and infrastructure benefits for the population. A cluster analysis was used on four variable dimensions, named “income”, “expenditure”, “social” and “infrastructure”. The data is used from Census 2000 (IBGE) and from Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional. The main results point a deep heterogeneity in the state. There is a segmentation among the municipal districts which are linked to the petroleum industrial chain and the others. However from the social and infrastructure point of view there are scattered patterns, as royalties incomes haven’t yet showed their contributions towards these dimensions