Brazil - Broadening the Base for Growth : A Report on the State of Bahia

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-28T21:37:34Z
dc.date2013-08-28T21:37:34Z
dc.date2001-10-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:28:38Z
dc.descriptionOver 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1631747/brazil-broadening-base-growth-report-state-bahia-brazil-broadening-base-growth-report-state-bahia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15475
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/15475
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418437
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE POPULATION
dc.subjectPENSION REFORM
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectCHILDREN NUTRITION
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED TAXES
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectASSET SALES
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectBIRTH RATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOST OF CAPITAL
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDUAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFEDERAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL SITUATION
dc.subjectFISCAL STANCE
dc.subjectFISCAL YEAR
dc.subjectFOREIGN DEBT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS SCHEMES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleBrazil - Broadening the Base for Growth : A Report on the State of Bahia

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