Antipoverty Transfers and Inclusive Growth in Brazil

摘要: The paper examines the growth of antipoverty transfers in Brazil and their role securing inclusive growth. Since turn century, has managed to combine improvement its performance, by standards recent decades, with substantial, arguably unprecedented, reductions poverty inequality. There is considerable interest mix economic social policies responsible for Brazil, including from countries Africa. mid-1990s, emergence large scale programmes providing direct income household facing extreme vulnerability have provided a focus reduction strategies Brazil. They include non-contributory pensions, like Previdencia Social Rural Beneficio de Prestacao Continuada, human development conditional transfer Bolsa Escola Familia. Antipoverty are credited sharp having contributed inequality exclusion. Arguably, they also strengthened political support pro-poor policies. This provides comprehensive assessment It design, implementation, outcomes, sustainability. sketches potential relevance African countries. growing literature covering developments assistance contributes it several respects. First, huge cash globally concentrated attention on Familia, but other components important too covered paper. Second, very little been paid outside rich discussion debate around conceptual normative frameworks supporting assistance, policy more broadly. addresses this gap. Third, research into effectiveness produced wealth information aggregate impact each component programmes. assesses while paying special distribution outcomes across municipalities socio-economic capacity condition. Fourth, will pay close sustainability especially budgetary issues. Fifth, discusses Brazil’s countries, South-South international cooperation.