Abstract
Los años que siguieron al estallido de la crisis económica (2008) quedaron marcados por un intenso incremento de la pobreza, exacerbada, a su vez, por el retroceso de los mecanismos de contención del estado en un contexto de aplicación de las llamadas medidas de ajuste estructural, uno de cuyos principales efectos es la generación de población redundante. La gravedad de la situación contrasta con la escasa producción de series estadísticas territorialmente desagregada producidas por organismos oficiales que permitan a la comunidad científica sopesar su impacto a escala infra-municipal. En este trabajo evaluamos la expresión demo-espacial de la crisis sobre la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona utilizando datos de asistencia de Càritas cedidos al Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics. La metodología empleada combina el análisis descriptivo, la geo-codificación de la información suministrada por Càritas y el cómputo de indicadores de concentración espacial. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto la pauperización de grupos de población que anteriormente se encontraban en una situación de desventaja, su extensión a otros grupos (ya sea en función de la edad o el lugar de nacimiento) y, finalmente, un doble movimiento de difusión y concentración territorial de la pobreza.
The years following the outbreak of the economic crisis (2008) were marked by
an intense increase in poverty, exacerbated in turn by the retreat of the mechanisms of containment of the state in a context of application of the so-called "structural adjustment measures", one of whose main effects is the generation of redundant population. The seriousness of the situation contrasts with the scarce production of territorially disaggregated statistical series produced by official organisms that allow the scientific community to weigh its
impact at the infra-municipal level. In this paper, we evaluate the demo-spatial expression of the crisis over the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona using data from Càritas assigned to the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics. The methodology used combines the descriptive analysis, the geo-codification of the information provided by Càritas and the computation of indexes of spatial concentration. The results show the pauperization of population groups that were previously at a disadvantage, their extension to other groups (either according to age or place
of birth) and, finally, a double movement of territorial difusion and concentration of poverty.
The years following the outbreak of the economic crisis (2008) were marked by
an intense increase in poverty, exacerbated in turn by the retreat of the mechanisms of containment of the state in a context of application of the so-called "structural adjustment measures", one of whose main effects is the generation of redundant population. The seriousness of the situation contrasts with the scarce production of territorially disaggregated statistical series produced by official organisms that allow the scientific community to weigh its
impact at the infra-municipal level. In this paper, we evaluate the demo-spatial expression of the crisis over the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona using data from Càritas assigned to the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics. The methodology used combines the descriptive analysis, the geo-codification of the information provided by Càritas and the computation of indexes of spatial concentration. The results show the pauperization of population groups that were previously at a disadvantage, their extension to other groups (either according to age or place
of birth) and, finally, a double movement of territorial difusion and concentration of poverty.
Translated title of the contribution | Economic crisis and pauperization in the metropolitan region of Barcelona: a demo-space approach using data from Càritas (2005-2013) |
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Original language | Spanish |
Article number | a1401 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Encrucijadas |
Volume | 14 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Economic crisis
- Poverty
- Caritas
- Metropolitan region of Barcelona