Anti-poverty and progressive social change in Brazil: Lessons for other emerging economies

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 733-756

  Kiggundu, Moses N ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anti poverty; Bolsa Familia; Brazil; conditional cash transfers; coordination; decentralization; emerging economies; inequality; poverty; programme management; progressive social change

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; MACROECONOMICS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84871503710     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852312455553     Document Type: Article

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