Cambios hasta cierto punto: Segregación residencial y desigualdades económicas en montevideo (1996–2015)

Abstract

This article analyzes the dynamics of the processes of residential segregation and economic inequalities in the city of Montevideo from the 1990s to 2015. In Montevideo during the past two decades there have been significant reductions in economic inequalities; despite these, inequalities in the urban space have not diminished in equal measure. To address the problem, we use a methodology using quantitative indicators of inequality and poverty based on official statistical sources (national household surveys). We describe the evolution of these indicators between 1996 and 2015 and compare them for different regions of the city. Regions are defined by the application of a residential segregation index based on household socioeconomic information at the level of the census segment using population censuses bases of 1996. The main indicators of economic inequality we consider are the Gini index, the incidence of poverty and generalized entropy indices, and comparative analysis of the value of housing at neighborhood level in Montevideo for 1996 and 2015.