TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic orthodoxy versus social development? The dilemmas facing Brazil's labour government
AU - Amann, Edmund
AU - Baer, Werner
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - It has often been suggested that the trade-off between equity and efficiency can be overcome by achieving both goals sequentially. This article shows how the government of President Lula has tried to follow this rule, by first emphasizing economic orthodoxy, to be followed by measures to achieve more socio-economic equity. With President Lula's administration in the second half of its mandate, our analysis suggests that such a sequence may be difficult to achieve. © 2006 International Development Centre, Oxford.
AB - It has often been suggested that the trade-off between equity and efficiency can be overcome by achieving both goals sequentially. This article shows how the government of President Lula has tried to follow this rule, by first emphasizing economic orthodoxy, to be followed by measures to achieve more socio-economic equity. With President Lula's administration in the second half of its mandate, our analysis suggests that such a sequence may be difficult to achieve. © 2006 International Development Centre, Oxford.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33745233492
U2 - 10.1080/13600810600705148
DO - 10.1080/13600810600705148
M3 - Article
SN - 1469-9966
VL - 34
SP - 219
EP - 241
JO - Oxford Development Studies
JF - Oxford Development Studies
IS - 2
ER -
