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Work, family and public policy changes in Latin America: equity, maternalism and co-responsibility
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014Taking account of the substantial increase in female labour market participation that has occurred throughout the Latin American region, this article describes policies adopted with the aim of reconciling work and family responsibilities between 2003 and 2013, and the implications of their design for socioeconomic and gender equity.DocumentResearch briefing: explaining the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil: 1995 - 2012
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014Long one of the world’s most unequal countries, Brazil has experienced a significant reduction in income inequality since macroeconomic stabilisation around 1994-1995.DocumentWhat you need to know about the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
2014Produced by the Secretariat for Social Communication (SECOM) of the Office of the Presidency of Brazil, this document offers a brief overiew of the current and expected benefits that Brazil will receive from hosting the 2014 Football World Cup.DocumentGrounded: special report - Brazil
The Economist, 2013A special country-focused edtion of The Economist magazine looks at the following topic areas:DocumentStriving for excellence: mega sporting events and human rights
Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2013From the perspective of human rights, "Mega Sporting Events” (MSEs), bring both opportunities and risks.DocumentThe dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead
The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013High wage inequality is a major policy concern in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Recent literature points to the need to examine the role of minimum wages or unionisation and their links to inequality within labour markets and the role of social protection.DocumentThe impact of relative prices on welfare and inequality in Brazil 1995-2005
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007This paper analyses the impact of relative prices on the evolution of welfare and inequality in Brazil from 1995 to 2005. The authors argue that:DocumentConditional cash transfers in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico: impacts on inequality
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007This working paper examines whether Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes have had an inequality reducing effect in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Chile.