Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil

This note summarizes the findings of the analysis carried out regarding the poverty and inequality impacts of the ongoing economic crisis in Brazil in 2016 and 2017. The first objective is to get an estimate of the extent to which the deteriorating...

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Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, Nakamura, Shohei, Gukovas, Renata
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-260952021-05-25T08:57:38Z Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil Skoufias, Emmanuel Nakamura, Shohei Gukovas, Renata poverty reduction inequality social assistance employment labor market economic outlook economic crisis recession This note summarizes the findings of the analysis carried out regarding the poverty and inequality impacts of the ongoing economic crisis in Brazil in 2016 and 2017. The first objective is to get an estimate of the extent to which the deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and shrinking labor markets in Brazil will impact on poverty and inequality. The second objective is to generate a detailed profile of the new poor associated with the crisis. The third and final objective is to get estimates of the additional budget needed for the Bolsa Familia Program to effectively mitigate the poverty impacts of the crisis and protect the past achievements of Brazil in poverty and inequality reduction until the necessary structural reforms take place in Brazil and the engines of growth are reignited. 2017-02-21T17:02:55Z 2017-02-21T17:02:55Z 2017-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/567101487328295113/Safeguarding-against-a-reversal-in-social-gains-during-the-economic-crisis-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26095 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic poverty reduction
inequality
social assistance
employment
labor market
economic outlook
economic crisis
recession
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inequality
social assistance
employment
labor market
economic outlook
economic crisis
recession
Skoufias, Emmanuel
Nakamura, Shohei
Gukovas, Renata
Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
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description This note summarizes the findings of the analysis carried out regarding the poverty and inequality impacts of the ongoing economic crisis in Brazil in 2016 and 2017. The first objective is to get an estimate of the extent to which the deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and shrinking labor markets in Brazil will impact on poverty and inequality. The second objective is to generate a detailed profile of the new poor associated with the crisis. The third and final objective is to get estimates of the additional budget needed for the Bolsa Familia Program to effectively mitigate the poverty impacts of the crisis and protect the past achievements of Brazil in poverty and inequality reduction until the necessary structural reforms take place in Brazil and the engines of growth are reignited.
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author Skoufias, Emmanuel
Nakamura, Shohei
Gukovas, Renata
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Nakamura, Shohei
Gukovas, Renata
author_sort Skoufias, Emmanuel
title Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
title_short Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
title_full Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
title_fullStr Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Safeguarding Against a Reversal in Social Gains During the Economic Crisis in Brazil
title_sort safeguarding against a reversal in social gains during the economic crisis in brazil
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/567101487328295113/Safeguarding-against-a-reversal-in-social-gains-during-the-economic-crisis-in-Brazil
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