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Brazil an innovative income-led strategy
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Brazil, while not immune to the effects of the financial and economic crisis, has fared reasonably well compared to many countries in terms of economic and labour market performance. This report ex...
Brazil, while not immune to the effects of the financial and economic crisis, has fared reasonably well compared to many countries in terms of economic and labour market performance. This report examines the way in which social protection measures were utilized in order to mitigate the social and economic effects of the crisis. It also addresses the challenges which lie ahead and the areas for improvement.
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- English
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- 1st ed
- Geneva : International Labour Organization : International Institute for Labour Studies, 2011
- Physical Details
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- xi, 126 p. : ill. (some col.)
- ISBNs
- 9789290149583, 9789290149590, 9290149590, 9290149582
- OCLC
- ocn769190106, ocn757261158
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- Intro -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Executive summary and policy recommendations -- Chapter 1: Economic and labour market performance -- Introduction -- A. Macroeconomic developments and crisis transmission mechanisms -- B. Labour market performance -- C. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Brazil's policy response to the crisis -- Introduction -- A. Why this crisis was different -- B. Monetary, credit and exchange-rate policy -- C. The fiscal stimulus package -- D. Social dialogue to support the crisis response -- E. Policy lessons and considerations -- References -- Chapter 3: Supporting employment by leveraging key sectors -- Introduction -- A. Support to employment-oriented activities -- B. Measures to spur employment creation -- C. Policy lessons and considerations -- References -- Chapter 4: Stimulating aggregate demand through social protection -- Introduction -- A. Social protection in Brazil -- B. Responding to the crisis and impact of policies on recovery -- C. Policy lessons and considerations -- References -- Chapter 5: Lessons learned and remaining challenges -- Introduction -- A. Lessons learned -- B. Challenges ahead and areas for improvement -- C. Concluding remarks and way forward -- References -- List of figures -- Figure 1.1 GDP growth, quarterly real GDP rate, 2007-2010 (percentage change from one year earlier) -- Figure 1.2 GDP growth by component and sector, Q2 2008-Q2 2010 -- Figure 1.3 Variations in real GDP and total employment between Q2 2008 and Q2 2010 (percentages) -- Figure 1.4 Change in employment from peak to trough by country (percentages) -- Figure 1.5 Employment in urban areas of Brazil, 2008-2010 (unadjusted, 000s) -- Figure 1.6 Monthly unemployment rate and participation rate changes from previous year, 2008-2010
- Figure 1.7 Employment levels by age group, 2008-2010 (thousands) -- Figure 1.8 Informal employment as a share of total employment, 2008-2010 (percentages) -- Figure 1.9 Evolution of average nominal and real wages, 2008-2010 (R per month) -- Figure 1.10 Inequality in Brazil, 1990-2009 (measured in Gini coefficient) -- Figure 2.1 Public external debt and international reserves, 1997-2010 (US million) -- Figure 2.2 Primary surplus as a percentage of GDP, 1998-2010 (flows accumulated over 12 months) -- Figure 2.3 Fiscal stimulus in G20 countries as a percentage of GDP -- Figure 3.1 Domestic credit growth, 2009 (percentages) -- Figure 3.2 Change in formal employment by size of establishment, 2009 (percentages) -- Figure 3.3 Manufactured industrial production, change from the same month of the previous year -- Figure 3.4 Change in PAC disbursements to each sector, 2009 (percentages) -- Figure 3.5 Change in formal employment by sector, 2008-2010 -- Figure 3.6 Service employment in the six major metropolitan areas, 2009-2010 -- Figure 4.1 Social security and social spending, Brazil and other selected countries, 2008 -- Figure 4.2 Trends in spending on social security by region, 1995-1998 and 2000-2008 -- Figure 4.3 Pension coverage in selected countries and regions (percentage of labour force) -- Figure 4.4 Unemployment insurance beneficiaries, 2008-2009 (thousands) -- Figure 4.5 Real value of the minimum wage, 2001-2010 (R, February 2010) -- Figure 5.1 Impact of active labour market spending -- Figure 5.2 Unemployed receiving unemployment benefits in selected countries, latest available year -- Figure 5.3 Referral of unemployment insurance beneficiaries to a training course, Brazil, 2009 (percentage) -- Figure 5.4 International PISA scores in math, reading and science, 2009
- Figure 5.5 Poverty rates in selected countries, latest year available, 2004-2008 -- Figure 5.6 Income inequality in G20 and selected Latin American countries, 2007 (Gini index) -- Figure 5.7 Informal employment, 2001-2006 -- List of Tables -- Table 2.1 Components of the fiscal stimulus package -- Table 2.2 Planned investment in infrastructure: The Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC) -- Table 2.3 Tax reductions included in the stimulus package -- Table 3.1 Opinion on whether the following policies could contribute to avoiding dismissals -- Table 4.1 Regional distribution of beneficiary families and of the poor, February 2009 -- Table 4.2 Workers earning the minimum wage, by occupational category and gender, 2008 -- List of boxes -- Box 1.1 Crisis transmission channels in Brazil -- Box 4.1 Brazil's retirement income system -- Box 4.2 Brazil's unemployment insurance programme, 2010 -- Box 5.1 Maximizing microeconomic benefits of macroeconomic policy -- Box 5.2 Direct support to employment -- Box 5.3 Well-designed social protection measures -- Box 5.4 A snapshot of labour market policies in Brazil -- Box 5.5 Germany's short-time work programme