From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts

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dc.creatorThomas, Vinod
dc.date2012-06-04T13:40:14Z
dc.date2012-06-04T13:40:14Z
dc.date2006
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:18:47Z
dc.descriptionThe overarching theme of the book is development in a land of contrasts. There have been large economic, social, and political changes. The mass of society is far more expressive and politically involved today. In 1945, the country had 7.4 million voters, about 11 percent of the population. Today it has 120 million voters, or 67 percent of the population. The economy has been modernized, the capitalist ethos spread across regions, mass communication reached every part of the country, and basic education (though of varying quality) has become almost universal. Poverty has been reduced, but inequality remains extremely high. Moreover, the country has become more violent and prone to disorder. Meanwhile, the state has become weaker and less present where it should be present (in the slums and urban fringes), and more present where it should not be. The author captures remarkably well the transformations of the 1990s, when Brazil deepened its insertion into the global economy, opening to imports and to foreign direct investment on the one hand, and increasing its competitiveness on the other. This led to a great expansion of exports, and to the return of large trade surpluses, increasing considerably the share of trade in the country's gross domestic product. However, there is an unfinished agenda with two main imperatives. The first is the need to enter a new and sustainable growth cycle; the second concern is the reform agenda, especially the economic and institutional reforms that are highlighted by this book. Finally, social and environmental issues must remain a high priority.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6672722/inside-brazil-development-land-contrasts
dc.identifier0-8213-6455-3
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6951
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-6455-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416952
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank and Stanford University Press
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCAPITALS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORMAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINCOME PER CAPITA
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY ISSUES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY OF CAPITAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTFP
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVOTERS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleFrom Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts

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