Background Documents for the Report:
Attacking Brazil's Poverty
These background papers are provided exclusively for the convenience of the
user. These documents were produced under the responsibility of their
respective authors and are not official documents of the World Bank. The views
expressed in these documents are those of their authors and should not be
attributed to the World Bank or its Board of Executive Directors.
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BAKER, Judy. Social safety nets for the poor :
international experience with implications for reform in Brazil. Washington,
DC. 1998.
BAVA, Silvio C. Políticas e programas de combate à
pobreza urbana no Brasil : experiências e impactos. São Paulo, SP. 1998.
BARROS, Ricardo P. de, FIRPO, Sergio. Uma análise dos
determinantes da pobreza, escolaridade e mortalidade infantil com base em
informações municipais. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 1999.
FERNANDES, Rubem C. Urban violence and civic
action - the experience of Viva Rio. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 1998.
FERREIRA, Francisco H.G., LANJOUW, Peter, NERI,
Marcelo. The urban poor in Brazil in 1996: a new poverty profile using PPV,
PNAD and Census Data. 1998.
Poverty Profiles
from: FERREIRA, Francisco H.G., LANJOUW, Peter, NERI, Marcelo. The urban poor
in Brazil in 1996: a new poverty profile using PPV, PNAD and Census Data. 1998.
LIU, Zhi. Urban infrastructure and housing for the
poor : issues and options. Washington, D.C.
MORAIS, Maria da P. A atuação governamental no
setor de saneamento básico no Brasil : principais ações e desafios. Rio de
Janeiro, RJ.
NERI, Marcelo. A note on the growth sensitivity
of poverty across Brazilian states. Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
NERI, Marcelo. Nature and dynamics of
micro-entrepreneurial activities : employment generation and poverty
alleviation policies. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 1998.
PINHEIRO, Paulo S. Urban crime and violence in
Brazil with particular references to São Paulo. Center of the Study of
Violence. University of São Paulo. São Paulo, SP. 1998.
PRADHAN, Meno, RAVALLION, Martin. Demand for public
safety. Free University of Amsterdam and the World Bank. Washington, DC. 1998.
RIBEIRO, Ana Clara T. Intervenções urbanas,
democracia e oportunidade : dois estudos de caso. Fase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
2000.
ROCHA, Sonia. Targeting at the poor - issues
concerning social programs in Brazil. 1998.
SANTOS, Cláudio Hamilton Matos dos, MOTTA,
Diana Meirelles da, and MORAIS, Maria da Piedade. A atuação governamental sobre
o urbano no Brasil atual e seu impacto sobre as condições de pobreza da
população: Uma discussão introdutória. IPEA. 1998.
VON AMSBERG, Joachim, LANJOUW, Peter, NEAD,
Kimberly. The poverty targeting of social spending in Brazil. 2000.
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