Crescimento pró-pobre e políticas de distribuição de renda e de redução da pobreza no Brasil

Abstract

The process of economic growth is not always associated with the improvement of the living conditions of the poorest population and reducing income inequalities. The process of economic growth in modern economies is, per se, asymmetric, dynamic and unstable. Pro-poor economic growth occurs when the poorest extracts of the population grows more comparatively to the upper income extracts of a given population. This means a change in the distribution of relative income in favor of the poorest. The pro-poor growth of a country can occur spontaneously, without the public policies guidance. However, pro-poor public policies can effectively lead to economic growth by reducing income inequalities and reducing absolute and relative poverties. Combating the reduction of poverty and inequalities involves macro-level governmental actions, especially with policies of macro stabilization, and at the micro level, mainly with the public policies to combat poverty and inequality, commonly known as Income Distribution Policies and of Poverty Reduction (PDRRP). The purpose of this book is to discuss some aspects that guide the analysis of pro-poor growth, focusing on the Brazilian case, as well as discuss the role of the recent PDRRPs as catalysts of this process. The book analyzes PDRRPs by thematic axis, following the trajectories of such policies and analyzing their main results and implications.