While the ratio of the younger to older populations grows smaller, the population of the old with health problems is increasingly growing. The likelihood of being disabled is higher for an individual with a lower socioeconomic status than that of an individual with a higher socioeconomic status....

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 /...