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Magangué: Capital humano, pobreza y finanzas públicas

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  • Adolfo Meisel Roca
  • Mar�a Aguilera D�az

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Magangué es la cuarta ciudad intermedia no capital más poblada de la región Caribe y un puerto fluvial de importancia nacional. Este documento describe las características del capital humano, la calidad de vida de sus habitantes y las finanzas públicas municipales. Los resultados muestran una alta pobreza asociada a bajo niveles de educación, alta informalidad y deficientes servicios públicos y estado de la vivienda. A su vez, el desempeno fiscal del municipio fue bajo e incluso crítico en tres anos (2007, 2008 y 2011). Las finanzas públicas dependen en un gran porcentaje de las transferencias nacionales, ya que sus recursos propios son escasos. Sin embargo, se percibe la mejora desde el 2012 en varios indicadores del desempeno fiscal, como la capacidad administrativa y fiscal. La economía del municipio, basada en el comercio y el transporte, ha perdido dinamismo y predominan las actividades económicas informales. ******ABSTRACT: Magangué is the fourth most populous non-capital city in the Caribbean region, and a river port of national importance. This document describes the characteristics of human capital, society´s quality of life and the local public finances. Magangué has high levels of poverty that are associated with low education, high informality, low provision of public services and poor housing development. Moreover, the fiscal performance of the municipality was deficient, even critical in three of those years. The public finances rely heavily on national transfers because their own resources are scarce. However, the improvement is perceived since 2012 in various indicators of fiscal performance such as administrative and fiscal capacity. Magangué’s economy, based on trade and transport, has slowed down, and is now dominated by informal economic activities.

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  • Adolfo Meisel Roca & Mar�a Aguilera D�az, 2015. "Magangué: Capital humano, pobreza y finanzas públicas," Documentos de Trabajo Sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 13963, Banco de la República, Economía Regional.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000102:013963
    DOI: 10.32468/dtseru.228
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    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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