Regional development and conflict management : a case for Brazil
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Regional development and conflict management : a case for Brazil
(Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development, v. 8)
Emerald, 2008
1st ed
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. Instead of confining their attempts to easy solutions like transfer payments, the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided in 2001 to cut straight into the roots of the problem, aiming to develop a genuine understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution, and thereby provide real, long-term solutions to the state's problems. Pedro Sisnando Leite, then Secretary of Rural Development, led this effort together with other state secretaries, particularly Monica Clark Nunes Cavalcante, Carlos Matos Lima and Alex Araujo.The book presents the results of a unique harmonic integration between academic research, public policy elaboration, and concrete implementation of public measures. The policies devised, implemented and evaluated in this book are focused on potential solutions to this market failure, at both the regional level and the local level. Studied and endorsed by many academics and policy makers around the world, the model of Ceara provides a unique and exemplary solution to conflict and inequality.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The problem and some theoretical background.
Chapter 2 The state of Ceara: the problem and its roots.
Chapter 3 An assessment of policies.
Chapter 4 Potential and scenarios.
Chapter 5 Policy approach and implementation.
Chapter 6 Spatial policy: Urbanization and the principle of "concentrated dispersion".
Chapter 7 Spatial organization.
Chapter 8 Increasing factor productivity in the rural area.
Chapter 9 Rural non-farm employment policy.
Chapter 10 Consultancy program for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Chapter 11 Positive signs in the new development trends of Ceara.
Chapter 12 Conclusion.
Introduction.
About the Author.
Acknowledgment.
Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development volume 8.
Regional development and conflict management: a case for Brazil.
Copyright page.
Foreword.
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