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On defining and measuring the informal sector
Arabsheibani, G. Reza - 2006
"A range of alternative empirical definitions of informal activity have been employed in the literature. Choice of definition is often dictated by data availability. Different definitions may imply very different conceptual understandings of informality. In this paper the authors investigate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522194
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Enforcement of labor regulation, informal labor, and firm performance
Almeida, Rita - 2005
"This paper investigates how enforcement of labor regulation affects the firm's use of informal employment and its impact on firm performance. Using firm level data on informal employment and firm performance, and administrative data on enforcement of regulation at the city level, the authors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522444
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Inequality of outcomes and inequality of opportunities in Brazil
Bourguignon, François - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523263
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The quality of fiscal adjustment and the long-run growth impact of fiscal policy in Brazil
Blanco, Fernando - 2006
"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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522058
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Brazil - Governance in Brazil's Unified Health System : Raising the Quality of Public Spending and Resource Management
World Bank - 2012
This report on governance in Brazil's unified health system assesses resource allocation and management, planning and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553139
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Brazil - Governance in Brazil's Unified Health System : Raising the Quality of Public Spending and Resource Management
World Bank - 2012
This report on governance in Brazil's unified health system assesses resource allocation and management, planning and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553195
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Case Study 2 - Porto Alegre, Brazil : Participatory Approaches in Budgeting and Public Expenditure Management
World Bank - 2012
Run by dictators for over 20 years (1964-1985), Brazil only had a democratic constitution promulgated in 1998 that … allowed an already active civil society to function more freely. A country of 156 million, Brazil has been dubbed one of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556404
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Brazil - Public Expenditures for Poverty Alleviation in Northeast Brazil : Promoting Growth and Improving Services
World Bank - 2013
This report addresses the role public expenditure can play in the alleviation of poverty in the Brazilian northeast, involving both regional growth, and social services. Notwithstanding relatively high growth in the past two years, the northeast lags behind the rest of the country, with a per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558620
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All Drops in the Bucket for Universalization : Public Expenditure Review of Water and Sanitation in Brazil
World Bank - 2022
Brazil has a pressing need for better water supply and sanitation services (WSS), but in recent years public investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544794
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Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor
Keefer, Philip - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523273