This paper discusses data from a survey and in-depth interviews on elite perceptions of poverty in Brazil. De Swaan … like to reduce; and that the elite believe that there are effective remedies. What is missing for Brazilian elites is the … third element, namely that the elite see poverty as their responsibility to do something about it. -- elites ; poverty …

of the poor has a positive or negative impact on elite welfare. Drawing on research into elite views of poverty and the …

of elite capture, particularly in more unequal communities. The risk is higher when the gap between the poor and the non … their preferences. This paper contributes to the limited empirical literature on the existence of elite capture in social … the existence of elite capture under unequal communities. We further find that only when decision makers share similar …