The Inter-American Development Bank sponsored a workshop in Terezopolis, Brazil, in August 1995 to review current … thinking among analysts and activists involved with programs for youth in Brazil. The Workshop brought together IDB staff … and proposals for IDB involvement with street-children in Brazil. The key lesson from the Terezopolis meeting and this …

between whites and the African descendent population (pretos and pardos) in Brazil. The authors estimate quantile Mincer … environments, is key to reduce inter-racial earnings inequality in Brazil, specific policies are also needed to facilitate non …

Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico, and present a potential private sector solutions that can address these unmet needs …

This paper reviews the contribution of agriculture and rural development to poverty reduction by examining the … transformation of five territories in four countries of Asia (Malaysia and People's Republic of China) and Latin America (Brazil and … Peru) that have experienced substantial reductions in poverty. While the four countries fall into three distinct groupings …

Brazil is characterized by large inequalities in income, access to health care, and health status. This paper uses data …

", presented at IDB headquarters in March 2007. Photos illustrate the faces of Brazilians who participate in IDB projects in Brazil. …

growth and rural to urban migration. It is important to emphasize that poverty tends to concentrate in cities. More than two … been accompanied by an increase in urban poverty levels.Abstract: Las áreas centrales de una ciudad contienen una mezcla de …

and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …

This book examines poverty as a structural problem caused by the way economic systems operate. It poses a simple … question: Why do poor people earn less? Case studies in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru find the poor …

, and pockets of poverty persist. How can the country promote sustainable and equitable development, and thus reduce poverty …