TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas, Vinod
TI  - Differences in income, nutrition and poverty within Brazil
U1  - 339.46 
PY  - 1982///
CY  - Washington
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Desarrollo Social
KW  - Pobreza
KW  - Brasil
N1  - 05753; Regional disparities in living standards within Brazil have received increasing attention in recent years. This paper attempts to throw light on this issue by providing a quantitative range for these differences. Drawing on the traditional consumption survey called ENDEF for 1974 - 75, estimates are set out for real income, nutritional levels and poverty for major regions, and urban and rural areas. The results of this study indicate that, although cost of living adjustments narrow spatial differences, large regional disparities remain, particulary upon comparing the Northeast and the Southeast
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