Macroeconomic Volatility and Social Vulnerability in Brazil: the Cardoso Government and Perspectives : Financiamiento del Desarrollo

This paper addresses the social effects of macroeconomic volatility in Brazil as well as the burdens and challenges volatility imposed on social policies. It covers the years 1995-2002, a period when the government was ruled by President Cardoso. The text is organized into four sections. Section one summarizes the main macroeconomic developments of the 1995-2002 period. Section two focuses on the impact of macroeconomic volatility on social vulnerability and the responses of social policies. Section three looks at the current macroeconomic perspectives. Section four presents a summary of the analyses and the conclusions.United Nations is the author of 'Macroeconomic Volatility and Social Vulnerability in Brazil: the Cardoso Government and Perspectives : Financiamiento del Desarrollo', published 2005 under ISBN 9789211214062 and ISBN 9211214068.