Social exclusion and mobility in Brazil /

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Uniform title:Exclusão social e mobilidade no Brasil. English.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008.
Description:xix, 133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Directions in development. Countries and regions
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6835554
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Other authors / contributors:Gacitúa-Marió, Estanislao.
Woolcock, Michael J. V., 1964-
World Bank.
ISBN:9780821372197
082137219X
9780821372203 (electronic)
0821372203 (electronic)
9780821370742
082137074X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-127) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1. Overview: Assessing Social Exclusion and Mobility
  • Chapter 2. Social Exclusion and Poverty Dynamics
  • Chapter 3. Legitimization and Acceptance: How Brazilians Survive Inequalities
  • Chapter 4. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Figures
  • 1.1. Race of Household Head, by Income Decile, 2001
  • 2.1. Size of Selected Cohorts, 1977-2001
  • 2.2. Incidence of Poverty among Older Cohorts, 1981-2001
  • 2.3. Percentage of Brazilians Living below the R$160 Poverty Level, by Race, Years of Schooling, and Cohort, 1989-2001
  • 2.4. Percentage of Brazilians Living below the R$80 Poverty Level, by Race, Years of Schooling, and Cohort, 1989-2001
  • 2.5. Percentage of Women Living below the R$160 Poverty Line, by Cohort, Years of Schooling, and Urban or Rural Location, 1981-2001
  • 2.6. Income from Main Job, by Gender, Years of Schooling, and Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.1. Proportion of People with One to Three Years of Schooling Living below the R$160 Poverty Line, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.2. Proportion of People with Five to Seven Years of Schooling Living below the R$160 Poverty Line, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.3. Proportion of People with 9-10 Years of Schooling Living below the R$160 Poverty Line, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.4. Proportion of People with 12-14 Years of Schooling Living below the R$160 Poverty Line, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 3.1. Perceptions that Socioeconomic Rewards Are Reaped from Effort and Intelligence/Skills
  • 3.2. Perceptions that Family and Social Networks Are Important for Getting Ahead
  • 3.3. People's Perceptions of the Severity of Conflicts between Various Social Groups
  • 3.4. Perceptions of the Degree of Racial Conflict, by Whites and Blacks
  • Tables
  • 1.1. Selected Poverty Indicators for Brazil, 1977-98
  • 1.2. Elasticities of Poverty to Economic Growth
  • 1.3. Selected Social Indicators, by Region
  • 1.4. Public Social Expenditures, by Sector, 1995-2002
  • 2.1. P-Values for Gender-Based Income Differences Tests, by Cohort, 1977-2001
  • 2.2. Number of Poor, by Cohort, 1977-2001
  • 2.3. Incidence of Poverty, by Cohort, 1977-2001
  • 2.4. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians with No Schooling, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.5. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians Who Completed Lower-Primary School (Four Years of Schooling), by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.6. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians Who Completed Upper-Primary School (Eight Years of Schooling), by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.7. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians Who Completed Secondary School (11 Years of Schooling), by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.8. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians Who Completed Tertiary Education (15 or More Years of Schooling), by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.9. Ratio of Average Household Income in 2001 to Average Household Income in 1981, by Cohort, Years of Schooling, and Gender
  • 2.10. Average Household Size, by Cohort and Years of Schooling, 1977-2001
  • 2.11. Ratio of Average Income from All Sources in 2001 to Average Income from All Sources in 1981, by Cohort, Years of Schooling, and Gender
  • 2.12. Pension and Retirement Income as a Percentage of Income from All Sources, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2.13. Pension and Retirement Income as a Percentage of Income from All Sources, by Cohort, Gender, and Years of Schooling, 1981 and 2001
  • 2.14. Pearson Correlations of Income Rankings among Cohort-Schooling-Gender Groups, 1981-2001
  • 2.15. Pearson Correlations of Income Rankings among Cohort-Schooling-Gender-Race Groups, 1989-2001
  • 2.16. Pearson Correlations of Income Rankings among Cohort-Schooling-Gender-Urban/Rural Groups, 1981-2001
  • 2.17. Pearson Correlations of Income Rankings among Cohort-Schooling-Gender-Urban/Rural-Regional Groups, 1981-2001
  • 2.18. Regression Results on Income Divergence between 1981 and 2001
  • 2.19. Determinants of Being Poor among People from Oldest and Youngest Cohorts, 1981 and 2001
  • 2A.1. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians with One to Three Years of Schooling, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.2. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians with Five to Seven Years of Schooling, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.3. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians with 9-10 Years of Schooling, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 2A.4. Number of, Average per Capita Household Income of, and Incidence of Poverty among Brazilians with 12-14 Years of Schooling, by Cohort, 1981-2001
  • 3.1. Level of Income Dispersion Considered "Just" in Selected Countries
  • 3.2. Frequency Distribution of Most Important Policy Options for Reducing Inequality
  • 3.3. Logistic Regression Coefficients for Determinants of Racial Conflict, by Variable in the Equation