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Author Bar-El, Raphael.

Title Regional development and conflict management : a case for Brazil / Raphael Bar-El
Published Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Pub., 2008
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Description 1 online resource (xx, 183 pages) : illustrations
Series Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 8
Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 8.
Contents Regional Development and Conflict Management: A Case for Brazil; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figure; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Introduction; Part I: Problem and Diagnosis; Chapter 1. The problem and some theoretical background; Chapter 2. The state of Ceara: the problem and its roots; Part II: Policy Approach; Chapter 3. An assessment of policies; Chapter 4. Potential and scenarios; Chapter 5. Policy approach and implementation; Part III: Regional Restructuring Macro-Regional Policy
Chapter 6. Spatial policy: Urbanization and the principle of ''concentrated dispersion''Chapter 7. Spatial organization; Part IV: Solving Local Failures Micro-Regional Policy; 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; Part V: Policy Results; Chapter 11. Positive signs in the new development trends of Ceara; Chapter 12. Conclusion; About the author
Summary 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
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Subject Regional planning -- Brazil -- Ceará (State)
Peace studies & conflict resolution.
Development studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
Gestion d'entreprises.
Economic history
Economic history -- Regional disparities
Economic policy
Regional planning
SUBJECT Ceará (Brazil : State) -- Economic conditions
Ceará (Brazil : State) -- Economic policy
Brazil -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities
Subject Brazil
Brazil -- Ceará (State)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781848551916
1848551916