Building democracy in an emerging society : challenges of the welfare state in Brazil / Sonia Fleury -- Inequality, poverty and the Brazilian social protection system / Marcelo Medeiros, Sergei Soares, Pedro Souza and Rafael Osorio -- Growth and social policies : towards inclusive development /...

Policy frames in Brazil have long run up against conflicting visions and understandings about the causes and consequences of group-based inequality. This paper argues that a class-based lens has dominated the social protection framework. In recent years, political leaders have framed social...