Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report
Although the State of Ceara, in Brazil, is a model of good economic, and fiscal performance given its poverty status, recent analysis show poverty remains severe, in spite of significant reductions over the last decade. The combination of good governance, and sound fiscal management, industrial promotion, and public investments have been successful, but the report questions whether different policies, could have led to higher growth, and poverty reduction, or, whether it is simply a matter of time to further reduce poverty rates. Arguably, Ceara can continue to develop economically, based on favorable assets, such as agriculture, or tourism, on a large labor force with wages comparatively low by Brazilian standards, and on fiscal responsibility. But development is constrained by low productivity, low education levels, and by large populations living in stagnant regions, where water accessibility is limited. While alternatives either suggest to: strengthen the existing policy on industry development; focus on massive public investments, namely education, and infrastructure; or, exercise an explicit welfare strategy, recommendations stipulate improvements in education, development of public-private partnerships, removal of industrial incentives through reform policies, implementation of institutional framework for water resource management, and, overall social safety nets to reduce poverty.
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POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY |
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POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY World Bank Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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Although the State of Ceara, in Brazil,
is a model of good economic, and fiscal performance given
its poverty status, recent analysis show poverty remains
severe, in spite of significant reductions over the last
decade. The combination of good governance, and sound fiscal
management, industrial promotion, and public investments
have been successful, but the report questions whether
different policies, could have led to higher growth, and
poverty reduction, or, whether it is simply a matter of time
to further reduce poverty rates. Arguably, Ceara can
continue to develop economically, based on favorable assets,
such as agriculture, or tourism, on a large labor force with
wages comparatively low by Brazilian standards, and on
fiscal responsibility. But development is constrained by low
productivity, low education levels, and by large populations
living in stagnant regions, where water accessibility is
limited. While alternatives either suggest to: strengthen
the existing policy on industry development; focus on
massive public investments, namely education, and
infrastructure; or, exercise an explicit welfare strategy,
recommendations stipulate improvements in education,
development of public-private partnerships, removal of
industrial incentives through reform policies,
implementation of institutional framework for water resource
management, and, overall social safety nets to reduce poverty. |
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POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY |
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Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report |
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dig-okr-10986149792021-04-23T14:03:16Z Brazil - Poverty Reduction, Growth, and Fiscal Stability in the State of Ceara : A State Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Policy Report World Bank POVERTY REDUCTION ECONOMIC GROWTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS POLICY REFORM LABOR FORCE POPULATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ACCESS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WELFARE STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVERAGE GROWTH BASIC EDUCATION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CLIMATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST RECOVERY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC STUDIES EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POLICIES GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE POLICIES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND REFORM LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MIGRATION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY OVERALL COSTS PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ACTIONS POLICY FOCUS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TARGETING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL GRADUATES SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE POLICIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY Although the State of Ceara, in Brazil, is a model of good economic, and fiscal performance given its poverty status, recent analysis show poverty remains severe, in spite of significant reductions over the last decade. The combination of good governance, and sound fiscal management, industrial promotion, and public investments have been successful, but the report questions whether different policies, could have led to higher growth, and poverty reduction, or, whether it is simply a matter of time to further reduce poverty rates. Arguably, Ceara can continue to develop economically, based on favorable assets, such as agriculture, or tourism, on a large labor force with wages comparatively low by Brazilian standards, and on fiscal responsibility. But development is constrained by low productivity, low education levels, and by large populations living in stagnant regions, where water accessibility is limited. While alternatives either suggest to: strengthen the existing policy on industry development; focus on massive public investments, namely education, and infrastructure; or, exercise an explicit welfare strategy, recommendations stipulate improvements in education, development of public-private partnerships, removal of industrial incentives through reform policies, implementation of institutional framework for water resource management, and, overall social safety nets to reduce poverty. 2013-08-09T20:36:46Z 2013-08-09T20:36:46Z 2000-08-21 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/693316/brazil-poverty-reduction-growth-fiscal-stability-state-ceara-state-economic-memorandum-vol-1-2-policy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14979 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |