From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts
The 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...
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okr-10986-69512021-04-23T14:02:27Z From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts Thomas, Vinod AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITALS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DEFORESTATION DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICITS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL ANALYSIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME MEASURES INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME POVERTY INFLATION INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR MARKET LAWS LONG-TERM GROWTH MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET LIBERALIZATION METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGE POLICY ISSUES POLLUTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY OF CAPITAL PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REAL GDP REDUCING INEQUALITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL AREAS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE USE TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADEOFFS TRANSPORT URBANIZATION VALUATION VOTERS WEALTH The 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. 2012-06-04T13:40:14Z 2012-06-04T13:40:14Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6672722/inside-brazil-development-land-contrasts 0-8213-6455-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6951 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and Stanford University Press Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITALS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DEFORESTATION DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICITS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL ANALYSIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME MEASURES INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME POVERTY INFLATION INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR MARKET LAWS LONG-TERM GROWTH MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET LIBERALIZATION METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGE POLICY ISSUES POLLUTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY OF CAPITAL PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REAL GDP REDUCING INEQUALITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL AREAS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE USE TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADEOFFS TRANSPORT URBANIZATION VALUATION VOTERS WEALTH |
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AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITALS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DEFORESTATION DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION EXPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICITS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL ANALYSIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME MEASURES INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME POVERTY INFLATION INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR MARKET LAWS LONG-TERM GROWTH MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET LIBERALIZATION METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY CHANGE POLICY ISSUES POLLUTION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY OF CAPITAL PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REAL GDP REDUCING INEQUALITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL AREAS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE USE TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADEOFFS TRANSPORT URBANIZATION VALUATION VOTERS WEALTH Thomas, Vinod From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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The 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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Thomas, Vinod |
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From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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From Inside Brazil : Development in a Land of Contrasts |
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from inside brazil : development in a land of contrasts |
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Washington, DC: World Bank and Stanford University Press |
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2012 |
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