Inequality Democracy And Growth In Brazil

Author : Marcos Mendes
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128019658

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Inequality, Democracy, and Growth in Brazil by Marcos Mendes Pdf

In terms accessible to non-economists, Marcos José Mendes describes the ways democracy and inequality produce low growth in the short and medium terms. In the longer term, he argues that Brazil has two paths in front of it. One is to create the conditions necessary to boost economic performance and drive the country toward a high level of development. The other is to fail in untying the political knot that blocks growth, leaving it a middle-income country. The source of his contrasting futures for Brazil is inequality, which he demonstrates is a relevant variable in any discussion of economic growth. Inequality illuminates causes of seemingly-unconnected problems. This book, which includes freely-accessible documents and datasets, is the first in-depth analysis of an issue that promises to become increasingly prominent. Contrasting visions of Brazil’s future described in economic terms Easy-to-understand graphs and tables illustrate analytical arguments All Excel-based data available on a freely-accessible website

Author : Jan Nederveen Pieterse,Adalberto Cardoso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135044008

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Brazil Emerging by Jan Nederveen Pieterse,Adalberto Cardoso Pdf

This volume is a critical inquiry into the social project and socioeconomic realities of emerging Brazil, a country that faces profound changes. A team of acknowledged specialists on Brazil’s complex configuration addresses state policies, social dynamics and economic constraints and opportunities for emancipation. Chapters adopt long-run perspectives on the development of the Brazilian welfare state, limits and opportunities for emancipation in the labor market, the scope and depth of social policies such as "Bolsa Família" and Rio’s Peacemaking Police Units (UPP), social movements - in particular, the Movement of the Landless (MST) - cultural policies at the federal level, the role of media in the country’s democratization project, and how two important commodities (sugar and oil) shape the identities of blacks and whites in Bahia. This book is essential reading for all those interested in understanding what kind of Brazil has acquired a prominent global position and what hurdles it faces to consolidate its position as a global player.

Author : Ben Ross Schneider
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780190462888

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New Order and Progress by Ben Ross Schneider Pdf

"Collectively, the chapters offer sobering insight into why Brazil has not been the rising economic star of the BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] that many predicted it would be, but also documents the gains that Brazil has made toward greater equality and stability ... The authors analyze core issues in Brazil's evolving political economy, including falling inequality, the new middle class, equalizing federalism, the politicization of the federal bureaucracy, resurgent state capitalism, labor market discrimination, survival of political dynasties, the expansion of suffrage, oil and the resource curse, exchange rates and capital controls, protest movements, and the frayed social contract."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Lee J. Alston,Marcus André Melo,Bernardo Mueller,Carlos Pereira
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691162911

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Brazil in Transition by Lee J. Alston,Marcus André Melo,Bernardo Mueller,Carlos Pereira Pdf

Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular country has successfully progressed up the economic development ladder. The authors examine the roles of beliefs, leadership, and institutions in the elusive, critical transition to sustainable development. Analyzing the last fifty years of Brazil's history, the authors explain how the nation's beliefs, centered on social inclusion yet bound by orthodox economic policies, led to institutions that altered economic, political, and social outcomes. Brazil's growth and inflation became less variable, the rule of law strengthened, politics became more open and competitive, and poverty and inequality declined. While these changes have led to a remarkable economic transformation, there have also been economic distortions and inefficiencies that the authors argue are part of the development process. Brazil in Transition demonstrates how a dynamic nation seized windows of opportunity to become a more equal, prosperous, and rules-based society.

Author : Helton Levy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498585149

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The Internet, Politics, and Inequality in Contemporary Brazil by Helton Levy Pdf

The Internet, Politics, and Inequality in Contemporary Brazil: Peripheral Media offers a new understanding of the digital media produced from the favelas, urban occupations, and in the countryside of Brazil, focusing on the discourse of this broad periphery in the late 2010s. After a decade of political stabilization and economic growth, the contemporary periphery has the ability to employ digital media to politicize old demands for social justice and better public services, and to denaturalize inequality overall. The Internet, Politics, and Inequality in Contemporary Brazil presents interviews conducted with producers acting in the cities’ outskirts, in favelas, and in the countryside, showing how a myriad of websites and social media pages can launch specific challenges against hegemonic mass media outlets, the state, and society. A vast body of research reveals producers’ strategies to garner publicity for marginalized neighborhoods and individuals, providing an essential background for scholars of Latin American studies, journalism, and communication.

Author : Alfred P. Montero
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745681108

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Brazil by Alfred P. Montero Pdf

Once deemed a “dysfunctional” democracy with a “feckless” set of political institutions and a “drunk” economy, today’s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Now in its third decade of democracy, the economy is blossoming and large-scale development projects are underway, including the exploitation of massive, off-shore oil reserves, a nationwide effort to modernize infrastructure, and preparations for the hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Inequality and poverty are reducing and even Brazil’s political institutions are more governable and are producing a higher-quality democracy than most observers once thought possible. Alfred P. Montero’s timely and wide-ranging book explores Brazil’s amazing “turnaround” - from improvements to the working of its political institutions and judiciary, to the renewal of economic growth, the advent of innovative social policy, and the emergence of a new foreign policy agenda. Unpacking both overly optimistic as well as pessimistic views of Brazilian politics and development, Montero offers illuminating insights into the country’s transformation and its increasing significance on the international stage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122249753

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From Colony to Democracy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dr. Mark O'Doherty
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780359188338

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Healing Brazil – A Study of Human Rights Violations, Social Inequality, Democratic Deficit and Dictatorship in the Federative Republic of Brazil by Dr. Mark O'Doherty Pdf

With the world's fourth largest democracy having elected a far-right, dictatorship-praising president into power, emotions are running high in Brazil; especially among the survivors of the 1964-85 military dictatorship in Brazil, when hundreds were killed or disappeared by a regime bent on wiping out a perceived communist threat ? today's Brazil being at risk of becoming a dictatorship again, with police violence, inhumane prison conditions and human rights abuses having increased dramatically; especially among the LGBT population: 277 LGBT people having been killed in 2018, the highest number since 1980. Social inequality is another topic this book explores, with more than fifty million Brazilians ? nearly 25 percent of the population ? living below the poverty line; having family incomes of no more than $389 per month and only $5.50 a day. Hence this book endeavours to improve human rights, democracy and social equality in Brazil; so that peace and harmony can be manifested in this beautiful country again.

Author : Marta Arretche
Publisher : Springer
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319781846

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Paths of Inequality in Brazil by Marta Arretche Pdf

This book presents multidisciplinary analyses of the historical trajectories of social and economic inequalities in Brazil over the last 50 years. As one of the most unequal countries in the world, Brazil has always been an important case study for scholars interested in inequality research, but in the last few decades has brought a new phenomenon to renew researchers’ interest in the country. While the majority of democracies in the developed world have witnessed an increase in income inequality from the 1970s on, Brazil has followed the opposite path, registering a significant reduction of income inequality over the last 30 years. Bringing together studies carried out by experts from different areas, such as economists, sociologists, demographers and political scientists, this volume presents insights based on rigorous analyses of statistical data in an effort to explain the long term changes in social and economic inequalities in Brazil. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, analyzing the relations between income inequality and different dimensions of social life, such as education, health, political participation, public policies, demographics and labor market. All of this makes Paths of Inequality in Brazil – A Half-Century of Change a very valuable resource for social scientists interested in inequality research in general, and especially for sociologists, political scientists and economists interested in the social and economic changes that Brazil went through over the last two decades.

Author : Matthew M. Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108842280

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Decadent Developmentalism by Matthew M. Taylor Pdf

Complementarities between political and economic institutions have kept Brazil in a low-level economic equilibrium since 1985.

Author : Mariano Torras
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351873314

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Welfare, Inequality, and Resource Depletion by Mariano Torras Pdf

This book breaks new ground by accounting for the welfare implications of both severe inequality and environmental degradation and developing a sustainable development indicator that incorporates changes over time in each of these dimensions. The model is applied to data from Brazil spanning the 1965 -1998 period. The book's findings cast significant doubt on the proposition that rapid economic growth in Brazil has resulted in comparable welfare gains. The evidence presented more generally illustrates the often unsustainable nature of rapid GDP growth phases, as well as the general unreliability of GDP growth as an indicator of well-being improvement. The specific policy implication is that Brazil should discontinue - or at least severely curtail - the regressive and resource intensive economic policies it has followed in recent decades in the interest of welfare improvement not only for the poorer groups in society, but for future generations of Brazilians as well.

Author : Danilo Rocha Limoeiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000088663

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Economic Growth, Inequality and Crony Capitalism by Danilo Rocha Limoeiro Pdf

Researchers in international development have long argued that the high costs of doing business harms prosperity in developing countries, a claim that invites the question of why governments impose these costs and why societies fail to enact reforms reducing them. This book seeks to answer the question by looking at the case of Brazil, a large and highly unequal economy riddled with state-imposed transaction costs. By delving into the political dynamics underlying a costly business environment, this book provides the reader with novel insights into crony capitalism and inequality. It argues that the root cause of a costly business environment is the collusion between political actors, bureaucrats and business insiders. Politicians and bureaucrats relish their discretion over rules and policies as a power resource, since they can increase or decrease the costs of doing business faced by firms and sectors. Business insiders collude with government agents to access the loopholes that decrease the cost of doing business, thus gaining a competitive edge over outsiders. This gives the insiders weaker preferences for reforms that could decrease the overall cost of doing business. By pursuing their self-interest, these actors create a low-level equilibrium that perpetuates crony capitalism and inequality to the detriment of overall prosperity. The book makes its case with a sophisticated combination of formal modeling, quantitative analyses and in-depth case studies of tax policy and of the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors in Brazil. Observers have declared the need for reforms that improve the business environment in developing countries for a long time. However, the findings presented in this book suggest they might have underestimated the challenge ahead. Scholars and policy-makers in international development, business politics and political economy will be interested in the innovative perspective of this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821358804

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Inequality and Economic Development in Brazil by Anonim Pdf

What makes Brazil so unequal? This title looks at this question and shows how inequalities weaken Brazil's economic development and what are the best policy options to reduce this inequity.

Author : Carlos Góes,Ms.Izabela Karpowicz
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484324776

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Inequality in Brazil: A Regional Perspective by Carlos Góes,Ms.Izabela Karpowicz Pdf

In this study, we document the decline in income inequality and a convergence in consumption patterns in Brazilian states in a new database constructed from micro data from the national households’ survey. We adjust the state-Gini coefficients for spatial price differences using information on households’ rental prices available in the survey. In a panel regression framework, we find that labor income growth, formalization, and schooling contributed to the decline in inequality during 2004-14, but redistributive policies, such as Bolsa Família, have also played a positive role. Going forward, it will be important to phase out untargeted subsidies, such as public spending on tertiary education, and contain growth of public sector wages, to improve budgetary efficiency and protect gains in equality.

Author : Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa,Maria Cristina Cacciamali,Gerry Rodgers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108416191

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Growth and Inequality by Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa,Maria Cristina Cacciamali,Gerry Rodgers Pdf

Examines inequality in overall distributions of income and expenditure, and disparities across gender, region, caste, race, and access to education.