Publication: The World Bank and Brazil : A New Country Assistance Strategy
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2004-04
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2004-04
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Brazil enjoys human and natural resources unavailable to most countries. Its assets include a diverse, energetic population and a vast territory that encompasses the world's largest rain forest and up to one-fifth of the world's fresh water. Brazil is the world's 9tth largest economy with a GDP of around $500 billion. But it is among the most unequal countries in the world: the wealthiest 1 percent of Brazil's population receives 10 percent of the country's income.
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“Furtado, Angela. 2004. The World Bank and Brazil : A New Country Assistance Strategy. en breve; No. 46. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10361 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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