A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrived in Brazil while the poorest forty percent of the population was still recovering from the 2014-2016 crisis. After boosting Latin America’s reduction in poverty and inequality for the previous decade, Braz...

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Main Authors: Ciaschi, Matias, Damasceno Costa, Rita, Rubião, Rafael M., Paffhausen, Anna Luisa, Sousa, Liliana D.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/375591598346747067/Brazil-s-Poverty-and-Inequality-Since-the-2014-2016-Domestic-Crisis
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spelling okr-10986-344112021-05-25T09:58:22Z A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis Ciaschi, Matias Damasceno Costa, Rita Rubião, Rafael M. Paffhausen, Anna Luisa Sousa, Liliana D. EXTREME POVERTY MIDDLE CLASS EQUITABLE GROWTH INEQUALITY MINIMUM WAGE CORONOAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC CRISIS SHARED PROSPERITY MONITORING POVERTY The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrived in Brazil while the poorest forty percent of the population was still recovering from the 2014-2016 crisis. After boosting Latin America’s reduction in poverty and inequality for the previous decade, Brazil’s 2014-2016 crisis and recovery are a stark departure from the previous decade as Brazil’s inclusive growth turned significantly regressive. As millions of jobs were lost, Brazil’s expansive social protection system was unable to effectively serve as a countercyclical protection system. This note analyses the recently released household data from 2012 through 2019 to better understand the severity of the 2014-2016 crisis across income groups, as well as the uneven and slow recovery experienced following this crisis. 2020-09-02T14:58:01Z 2020-09-02T14:58:01Z 2020-07-31 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/375591598346747067/Brazil-s-Poverty-and-Inequality-Since-the-2014-2016-Domestic-Crisis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34411 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic EXTREME POVERTY
MIDDLE CLASS
EQUITABLE GROWTH
INEQUALITY
MINIMUM WAGE
CORONOAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
SHARED PROSPERITY
MONITORING POVERTY
spellingShingle EXTREME POVERTY
MIDDLE CLASS
EQUITABLE GROWTH
INEQUALITY
MINIMUM WAGE
CORONOAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
SHARED PROSPERITY
MONITORING POVERTY
Ciaschi, Matias
Damasceno Costa, Rita
Rubião, Rafael M.
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
Sousa, Liliana D.
A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil
description The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrived in Brazil while the poorest forty percent of the population was still recovering from the 2014-2016 crisis. After boosting Latin America’s reduction in poverty and inequality for the previous decade, Brazil’s 2014-2016 crisis and recovery are a stark departure from the previous decade as Brazil’s inclusive growth turned significantly regressive. As millions of jobs were lost, Brazil’s expansive social protection system was unable to effectively serve as a countercyclical protection system. This note analyses the recently released household data from 2012 through 2019 to better understand the severity of the 2014-2016 crisis across income groups, as well as the uneven and slow recovery experienced following this crisis.
format Brief
author Ciaschi, Matias
Damasceno Costa, Rita
Rubião, Rafael M.
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
Sousa, Liliana D.
author_facet Ciaschi, Matias
Damasceno Costa, Rita
Rubião, Rafael M.
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
Sousa, Liliana D.
author_sort Ciaschi, Matias
title A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
title_short A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
title_full A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
title_fullStr A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
title_full_unstemmed A Reversal in Shared Prosperity in Brazil : Brazil’s Poverty and Inequality since the 2014-2016 Domestic Crisis
title_sort reversal in shared prosperity in brazil : brazil’s poverty and inequality since the 2014-2016 domestic crisis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/375591598346747067/Brazil-s-Poverty-and-Inequality-Since-the-2014-2016-Domestic-Crisis
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