Social Policy against Poverty in Brazil

Rosa Maria Marques

Chapter 9 in The Brazilian Economy Today, 2015, pp 185-198 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Throughout its history, Brazil has had high income inequality, and a substantial segment of its population has lived in poverty or extreme poverty — these are some of the most salient negative features of the nation. Such a reality was particularly accentuated during the military dictatorship (1964–1985) and also during the 1990s. During these years, neoliberal ideology gained strength in the country and promoted productive restructuring, privatization of several activities previously carried out by the state, opening of the national financial market to international investors and loosening of the labor market in segments that previously been protected by labor laws and social protection schemes.1 This resulted in high unemployment and significant wage losses, among other negative effects.

Keywords: Social Security; Minimum Wage; Social Assistance; Extreme Poverty; Provisional Measure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137549815_9

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