The paper explores the microdata of the Pesquisa de Condições de Vida (PCV) with the preoccupation to answer the following question: Given the trends of economic growth of non metropolitan areas observed in recent decades, what are the dimensions most relevant in the actual context for characterize the socioeconomic heterogeneity intra-regional of the State of São Paulo. The study examines some dimensions of socioeconomic transformation in the state with the orientation of to informer the social and labour policies.
Labour; social policy; regional policy; income
