Brazil - Broadening the Base for Growth : A Report on the State of Bahia
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Over the last thirty years, Bahia has
transformed itself from a somnolent rural economy to the
leading manufacturing state of the Northeast. In the
process, the state government has developed a reputation as
a modernizing, fiscally responsible administration. But
problems remain. Growth rates, even since the last
recession, have been modest. Poverty remains widespread. The
aim of this report is to define ways which the state can
take to provide the basis for sustained, broad-based
economic growth. Overall, the report is optimistic about
Bahia's prospects. The economy is increasingly
diversified. New entrants to the labor force, while still
under-skilled, are better educated than their forebears. The
state's strong fiscal condition gives it room to
address gaps in social services. But a less capital-biased
growth strategy, combined with 1) federal-level reforms in
fiscal policy, labor legislation, and pension regulation;
and 2) state-level reforms in the management of social
services, would enhance the state's growth prospects
and hasten the reduction of poverty.
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ECONOMIC GROWTH, LABOR FORCE POPULATION, PENSION REFORM, POVERTY, LABOR REGULATIONS, INDUSTRIAL POLICIES, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, HEALTH INDICATORS, CHILDREN NUTRITION, ROAD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL CREDIT, CHILD LABOR, VALUE ADDED TAXES, TAX ADMINISTRATION, DEBT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, POVERTY REDUCTION, SOCIAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, AIR, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ASSET SALES, AUTHORITY, BIRTH RATE, CLIMATE, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CLINICS, COST OF CAPITAL, DEBT, DECENTRALIZATION, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DUAL ECONOMY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ECONOMISTS, EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORTS, FARMS, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL LEGISLATION, FINANCIAL CRISES, FISCAL, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL INCENTIVES, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL SITUATION, FISCAL STANCE, FISCAL YEAR, FOREIGN DEBT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN MARKETS, FORESTRY, GDP, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HOSPITALS, HUMAN CAPITAL, ILLITERACY, IMPORTS, INCOME, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFLATION, INTEREST RATES, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, ISOLATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LEGISLATION, LIVING CONDITIONS, MARKETING, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGES, MONETARY POLICIES, MONETARY POLICY, MORTALITY, MOTIVATION, NEW ENTRANTS, OIL, PENSIONS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY LINE, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCERS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SAVINGS, SAVINGS SCHEMES, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE ENTERPRISES, STATE GOVERNMENT, TAX INCENTIVES, TAX REVENUES, TRADE POLICIES, TRADE REFORMS, TRANSPORT, URBANIZATION, VALUE ADDED, WAGE RATES, WAGES, WORKERS