O Índice de Condições de Vida (ICV) em Territórios Rurais do Nordeste: evidências para os territórios Açu-Mossoró e Sertão do Apodi, no Rio Grande do Norte

The objective of this article is to present the importance of the Index of Living Conditions (ILC) as an indicator that allows the representation of the changes perceived in and by the target public of the actions that, since 2003, have been settled in Açu-Mossoró and Sertão do Apodi, in Rio Grande do Norte. As a methodological process, it was developed by the Department of Territorial Development (SDT) of the Brazilian Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) and consists of the definition of LCIs, where the central focus is capturing individuals' perceptions about their living conditions. The results indicate that there is no direct correspondence between factors, characteristics and effects of development in the sense that the existence of assets and capitals along with individual liberties translates into significant changes in living conditions, although the perception about living conditions is something that varies substantially between individuals or families.

本研究旨在阐明生活状况指数（Index of Living Conditions, ILC）的重要性：该指数可用于呈现自2003年起在巴西北里奥格兰德州阿苏-莫索罗（Açu-Mossoró）与阿波迪塞拉唐（Sertão do Apodi）地区实施的相关举措所覆盖的目标群体所感知到的生活变化。
本研究的方法体系由巴西农业发展部（Ministry of Agrarian Development, MDA）领土发展局（SDT）构建，核心为生活状况指标（LCIs）的设定，其核心目标是捕捉个体对自身生活状况的主观感知。
研究结果表明，发展的各类影响因素、特征与发展效果之间并不存在直接对应关系：尽管资产与资本的拥有量以及个人自由能够显著改善生活状况，但个体或家庭对生活状况的感知却存在显著差异。