ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDEX (EDI): CALCULATION FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF CAMPINAS, SP

Abstract

The construction of indices in subnational units is of utmost importance to, based on this detailed information, produce, implement and evaluate public policies considering the levels of economic sustainability. The indexes and indicators are crucial as they serve as a guide for decision making at various levels, allowing the measurement of the progress and achievement of the economic development objectives established in government actions. This research aims to find evidence on the economic sustainability of the municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (MRC) through the construction and evaluation of the Economic Development Index (EDI), undertaken in the form of applied research with quantitative, exploratory and documentary approach by the type of collected data and by using statistical procedures. As a result, economic fragility was detected in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas, where only one municipality reaches an "acceptable" level of economic sustainability for a set of 34 indicators. This study is expected to serve as a reference for the formulation and application of public policies for metropolitan development, as well as making the creation of an information bank (index and indicator panel) for monitoring and evaluation from an Observatory or a Management Situation Room possible. Moreover, this index will serve as a subsidy in future research to build the Sustainable Development Index (SDI) for the MRC.