This paper provides comparisons of Brazilian Social Security against those of other countries. These comparisons include detailed information on social security expenditures, and other performance indicators. This exercise allows an accurate evaluation of the Brazilian performance and of the...

É consenso que o problema do crescente déficit previdenciário é um dos entraves ao crescimento sustentado do país. Nesse sentido, modificações em nosso sistema têm sido debatidas e podem ir desde a eliminação da diferença de idade entre homens e mulheres para a concessão do...

This paper presents some of the information from the domestic inquiry carried in 1998 between August and September. The investigation covered six hundred homes in the Southern and Northeasthern regions of Brazil. Its main objective was to evaluate the socio-economic and regional impacts of the...