Poverty and income distribution in Brazil (English)

This article refutes the contention that Brazil's development has not benefitted the poor and that rapid growth has had a polarizing effect on the distribution of income. Using the National Household Expenditure Survey of 1974-75, it concludes that the income levels of the poor have been underestimated in the past. The evidence also suggests that occupational and regional variables are powerful determinants of income stratification. Wage rate statistics...
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WEBB, R.; PFEFFERMANN, G..

Poverty and income distribution in Brazil (English). World Bank reprint series ; no. REP Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/660721468020043434

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