Brazil - Piaui State Economic Memorandum : Managing a Natural Inheritance

Brazil - Piaui State Economic Memorandum : Managing a Natural Inheritance

This report represents a snapshot of a dialogue between the State of Piaui and the World Bank and focuses on the strategies and actions the State Government may wish to adopt. Piaui's challenge is to build institutions that address its weakne...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington DC 2013
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE INCOME BASIC EDUCATION CIVIL SOCIETY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXPENDITURES FISCAL HEADCOUNT RATIO HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME POVERTY INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT MORTALITY INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS LAND REFORM LIFE EXPECTANCY LONG-TERM COMMITMENT MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITY NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PER-CAPITA INCOME POLICY OPTIONS POLICY RESEARCH POOR AREAS POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRO- POOR PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOCIAL INDICATORS SQUARED POVERTY GAP STATE GOVERNMENT STATE INCOME STATE RESPONSIBILITY SUSTAINABLE USE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS URBAN AREAS URBAN GROWTH URBAN POVERTY WATER RESOURCES RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION STATE GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION SEMIARID ZONES URBANIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FISCAL MANAGEMENT TOURISM SHRIMP FARMING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2508368/brazil-piaui-state-economic-memorandum-managing-natural-inheritance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14657

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Summary:	This report represents a snapshot of a dialogue between the State of Piaui and the World Bank and focuses on the strategies and actions the State Government may wish to adopt. Piaui's challenge is to build institutions that address its weaknesses and exploit its strengths. Addressing weaknesses implies continuing with efforts to improve education, raising productivity in small-scale agriculture, increasing public participation in government decisions, and enhancing the administration of taxation and spending. Exploiting strengths implies fortifying the management of land, water, and natural resources, carefully selecting strategic infrastructure investments, and recognizing and taking strategic decisions to "get ahead of the environmental frontier" in several parts of the state. Based on the relevant geographical traits of Piaui, three chapters are devoted to the geographical regions: the cerrados, the semi-arid southeastern region, and the north of the state. The report relates cross-cutting institutional themes (a) the revised role of the State in Piaui, (b) fiscal aspects including taxation and spending, (c) options in education, and (d) an outline of action plan for building participatory mechanisms for consultation between government and civil society. The conclusion gives a general framework of strategic options for poverty reduction in Piaui including the Bank's suggestions of priorities, timescales, and approximate costs where possible.

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