for half of economic growth. Finally, institutions can affect poverty and equity, although the effects seem generally …

The state of Bahia, Brazil has made progress in reducing poverty and improving social indicators in the past decade …. Despite this progress, Bahia's poverty is among the highest and its social indicators are among the lowest in Brazil …. Currently, 41 percent of Bahia's population live in households below the poverty level, a drop of 14 percentage points since …

The states in the Brazilian Amazon have made progress in reducing poverty and improving social indicators in the last … decade. Despite this progress, the poverty rate in the Amazon is among the highest in Brazil. As of 2000, rural poverty is … the greatest challenge. In Par?, not only is the headcount poverty rate of 58.4 percent in rural areas more than 55 …