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Recent Social Policies and Rural Development in Brazil: The Family Allowance Programme in Rural Areas

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  • Jonas Anderson Simões das Neves

    (Universidad e Federal do Pampa, Campus Itaqui/Rio Grande do Sul, jonasanderson@ig.com.br)

  • Carolina Braz de Castilho e Silva

    (Universidad e Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)

  • João Ricardo F. de Lima

    (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Petrolina)

  • Joacir Rufino de Aquino

    (Universidad e Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Assu/Rio Grande do Norte)

  • Sergio Schneider

    (Universidad e Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)

Abstract

Brazil won international renown in the first decade of the twenty-first century for reducing social inequalities and hunger, poverty, and extreme poverty. The Bolsa Família Programme played a significant role in this achievement. This article discusses public policy based on direct income transfer in Brazil and its role in poverty reduction, with special focus on outcomes in rural areas in the southern and north-eastern regions of the country. The article uses a theoretical framework that views development from the perspective of the social actors involved. The methodology of this research is based on data collected from the TABCad software of government departments responsible for the policies, as well as information gathered from fieldwork. The findings corroborate the importance of the Bolsa Família Programme in achieving advances in Brazil in the study period. They show that the impact of the Programme on rural populations and in the north-eastern region of the country has been notable, and can be attributed to a policy that focuses on social security as well as development.

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  • Jonas Anderson Simões das Neves & Carolina Braz de Castilho e Silva & João Ricardo F. de Lima & Joacir Rufino de Aquino & Sergio Schneider, 2017. "Recent Social Policies and Rural Development in Brazil: The Family Allowance Programme in Rural Areas," Journal, Review of Agrarian Studies, vol. 7(1), pages 49-71, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:fas:journl:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:49-71
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