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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812920703321

Titolo

Brazil : equitable, competitive, sustainable : contributions for debate / / World Bank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : World Bank, 2004

ISBN

1-280-08431-6

9786610084319

1-4175-0057-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

655 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Disciplina

330.981

Soggetti

Economic development - Social aspects

Brazil Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Overview -- 1. Investing in people -- 2. Growing through productivity -- 3. Stabilizing the economy -- 4. Delivering government services to all -- 5. Managing BrazilÌs natural inheritance -- PART I -- 1 Education -- 2 Health -- 3 Social Protection -- PART II -- 4 Financial Sector -- 5 Infrastructure -- 6 Private Sector Development -- 7 Innovation and Knowledge -- PART III -- 8 Development and Conservation of Forests -- 9 Rural Development and Natural Resources -- 10 Municipal Urban Services, Housing, and Land Markets -- 11 Water, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Development -- PART IV -- 12 Macroeconomic Stability -- 13 Fiscal Sustainability -- 14 Public Sector -- References.