Publication: Brazil - Strategies for Poverty Reduction in Ceara : The Challenge of Inclusive Modernization, Volume 1. Main Report
Date
2003-04-10
ISSN
Published
2003-04-10
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
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.
Citation
“World Bank. 2003. Brazil - Strategies for Poverty Reduction in Ceara : The Challenge of Inclusive Modernization, Volume 1. Main Report. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15298 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”