Brazil - Strategies for Poverty Reduction in Ceara : The Challenge of Inclusive Modernization, Volume 1. Main Report

Why is there still severe deprivation in Ceara after so many years of active development eforts? Have government programs been well-designed? What can be done differently in the future? How can a more inclusive strategy be combined with the modernization effort? This report argues that a well-designed redistributive strategy is not only consistent with modernization, but is an important complement. Societies that effectively manage inequality and insecurity typically have deep and broad educational systems, and responsive and inclusive political and institutional structures. These can be sources of competitiveness and resilience in the global economy. But there is no magic solution. Success will depend on a range of complementary actions to tackle the various areas of disadvantage to create a virtuous cycle of change that is both redistributuve and growth-oriented. In particular, the report finds that growth alone will be a weak instrument of poverty decline, precisely because of the extent of inequality. Thus the report proposes complementary efforts in four areas: achieving a more equitable pattern of income and job growth; continuing and deepening the effort to get equitable skills development; use of redistributuve transfers for the poor and indigent, as a means of complementing human capital development; and strengthening institutional change, especially at the municipal level.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2003-04-10
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, ANNUAL GROWTH, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, AVERAGE GROWTH, AVERAGE INCOME, AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL, BASIC EDUCATION, CHILD LABOR, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, CUMULATIVE GROWTH, CURRENCY UNIT, DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATION, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL CONDITIONS, EXTERNAL FACTORS, FAMILIES, FARM ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, GINI COEFFICIENT, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GROWTH PATH, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HIGH GROWTH, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, ILLITERACY, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME LEVELS, INCOME POVERTY, INCREASED ACCESS, INCREASED SPENDING, INDUSTRIAL POLICY, INEQUALITY CHANGES, INFANT MORTALITY, INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, LABOR MARKETS, LIVING CONDITIONS, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MATERIAL RESOURCES, MEAN DISTANCE, MEAN INCOMES, MEASLES, MEDIUM TERM, MIGRANTS, MINIMUM WAGE, MORTALITY, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL AVERAGE, NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POLICY OPTIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLIO, POOR CHILDREN, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY DECLINE, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STRATEGY, POVERTY TRENDS, PRO-POOR, PRO-POOR GROWTH, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUALITY OF LIFE, RADIO, RAPID GROWTH, REAL TERMS, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POVERTY, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SECTORAL POLICIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SIGNIFICANT EFFECT, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL POLICY, SPATIAL DIMENSIONS, TAX INCENTIVES, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, UNEQUAL COUNTRIES, UNEQUAL SOCIETIES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN POVERTY, URBANIZATION, VACCINATION, VIOLENCE, WORKERS, YOUTH POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, REDISTRIBUTION, INCOME TRANSFERS, GOVERNANCE, POLICY FORMATION, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, MODERNIZATION, MORTALITY RATE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, ACCESS TO WATER, POVERTY INCIDENCE, CULTURAL DIFFUSION, GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY, INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT, FISCAL REFORMS, EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT, SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, DROUGHT MANAGEMENT, TARGETED ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, EQUITABLE ACCESS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/2329589/brazil-strategies-poverty-reduction-ceara-challenge-inclusive-modernization-vol-1-2-main-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15298
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