Regional development and conflict management a case for Brazil /

• Other Authors: Bar-El, Raphael
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2008.
• Series: Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Political Science > Peace.; Peace studies & conflict resolution.; Development studies.; Conflict management > Brazil.

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 R...

Table of Contents:

• Spatial organization / Raphael Bar-El
• Increasing factor productivity in the rural area / Raphael Bar-El
• Rural non-farm employment policy / Raphael Bar-El
• Consultancy program for small- and medium-sized enterprises / Raphael Bar-El
• Positive signs in the new development trends of Ceara / Raphael Bar-El
• The state of Ceara : the problem and its roots / Raphael Bar-El
• Conclusion / Raphael Bar-El
• The problem and some theoretical background / Raphael Bar-El
• An assessment of policies / Raphael Bar-El
• Potential and scenarios / Raphael Bar-El
• Policy approach and implementation / Raphael Bar-El
• Spatial policy : urbanization and the principle of concentrated dispersion / Raphael Bar-El
• Introduction / Raphael Bar-El.