"The authors describe the main trends of Brazil's fiscal policy during the past decade and analyze (1) the ability to … Brazil. But the relationship is nonlinear: the impact of the primary balance on spreads is amplified as the debt ratio … disappointing growth performance in Brazil during the past decade. "--World Bank web site …

throughout the volume. The next section describes the demographic transformation that Brazil has been experiencing and highlights … linked to the life cycle in Brazil and the role of public transfers in reducing poverty among different age groups, followed … by an investigation of how public expenditures vary across age groups and generations and what makes Brazil distinct from …

This document is part of a series of reports by the World Bank on Brazil's potential to foment more robust economic … Brazil, with an emphasis on public sector spending. The report is divided into two volumes. This first volume distills the …

This document is part of a series of reports by the World Bank on Brazil's potential to foment more robust economic … Brazil, with an emphasis on public sector spending. The report is divided into two volumes. This first volume distills the …

facts, is that Brazil occupies a position o f very high inequality in the international community. Therefore, this report … tries to explain what makes Brazil so unequal and to what extent the interaction o f labor market forces and public policies … mobility, and for economic and political efficiency. The second section asks why Brazil is so unequal. It seeks a deeper …