Inequality and economic development in Brazil
Contributors: World Bank
Series: A World Bank country study
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Income distribution -- Brazil; Equality -- Brazil; Brazil -- Economic conditions -- 1985-
Description: "This study addresses three questions: Why do inequalities matter for Brazil's development? Why does Brazil occupy a position of very high inequality in the international community? What should public policy do about it?" "Excessive income inequality is unfair and undesirable on ethical grounds and can bring adverse effects on economic growth, health outcomes, social cohesion, and crime. Brazil's excessive income inequality is associated to regressive public transfers, less equitable distribution of education, and higher wage differentials."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references