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100	1		_aWOGART, Jan Peter _941845
245	1	0	_aGlobal booms and busts : _bhow is Brazil's middle class faring?
260			_aSão Paulo : _bEditora 34, _cjul./set. 2010
520	3		_aBrazil’s Post War economic history has been marked by inflationary booms and busts, which kept large parts of the population poor, as income distribution remained highly skewed, and most governments failed to put enough efforts and resources into education and health. That seems to have changed recently, as an increasing number of studies have shown considerable advances in the incomes of the lower and the middle classes. This essay examines those findings and puts them into a historical perspective, discussing earlier attempts and hopes of Brazilian policy makers to advance the welfare of the population. It concludes that while the last fifteen years have been remarkable for the country to achieve macroeconomic stability and while the increasing efforts of supporting the poor seemed to have been moving income distribution slowly towards a more equal level, there is still a long way to go. The 2008 world financial crisis also hit Brazil hard, but the recovery has been smoother and faster than in any OECD country. The impact of the current crisis may provide a good test as to the robustness of the previous trends to further the wellbeing of the poor and the middle class
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773	0	8	_tRevista de Economia Política = Brazilian Journal of Political Economy _g30, 3, p. 381-400 _dSão Paulo : Editora 34, jul./set. 2010 _xISSN 01013157 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c35580 _d35580
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