Dimensions of human development: the case of Ribeirão Preto region, SP

Abstract: The aim of research was to analyze the level of human development of the 25 municipalities in the Administrative Region of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo's State, Brazil, using Municipal Human Development Index, and to inform weaknesses and potentialities of the tool. The methodology has exploratory and descriptive characteristics, based on secondary data. The municipality of Serra Azul presented most of the critical indicators that compose the index.

摘要：本研究旨在以市级人类发展指数（Municipal Human Development Index）为评价工具，分析巴西圣保罗州里贝朗普雷图行政区域内25个市镇的人类发展水平，并阐明该工具的短板与发展潜力。本研究采用兼具探索性与描述性的研究方法，数据来源于二手资料。塞拉阿苏尔（Serra Azul）市镇的该指数所包含的多数指标均处于临界水平。