Social exclusion and mobility in Brazil

Social exclusion and mobility in Brazil / edited by Estanislao Gacitúa Marió, Michael Woolcock.

"Brazil is a country of sharp disparities. The gap between the richest and the poorest citizens is one of the largest in the world. Inequality in Brazil is well-known, but its low mobility is not. Until now, few studies have sought to investigate how forms of social exclusion constrain socioeco...

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Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Gacitúa-Marió, Estanislao, Woolcock, Michael J. V., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Countries and regions.
Subjects:
Marginality, Social > Brazil.
Social mobility > Brazil.
Poverty > Brazil.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Marginality, Social
Poverty
Social conditions
Social mobility
Sociale mobiliteit.
Social rörlighet > Brasilien.
Social utslagning > z Brasilien.
Fattigdom > Brasilien.
Brazil > Social conditions.
Brazil
Brazilië.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : assessing social exclusion and mobility / Estanislao Gacitúa Marió and Michael Woolcock with Marisa von Bulow
  • Social exclusion and poverty dynamics / Regis Bonelli, Gustavo Gonzaga, and Alinne Veiga
  • Legitimization and acceptance : how Brazilians survive inequalities / Maria Celi Scalon and Ignacio Cano
  • Conclusions and recommendations / Estanislao Gacitúa Marió.

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