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Transport Infrastructure and Regional Development in Brazil

Author : Maria da Piedade Araújo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Transport Infrastructure and Regional Development in Brazil written by Maria da Piedade Araújo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyses the impacts of the implementation of a transportation infrastructure project over the regional and national economic growth and its contribution to the decrease of the regional disparities in Brazil, as far as accessibility is concerned. This paper takes, as an illustrative case, the impact of the partial duplication of the highway BR-116, which is the main route between the Northeast region and the Center-South of the country. The methodological framework consists in the integration of a transportation model with the MIBRA model, an interregional applied equilibrium model of the Brazilian economy. The transportation model measures the change in the interregional distance and the accessibility to transport investment, while the MIBRA model estimates the spatial economic effects of the projects on the variables described above. The benchmark year is 1999. The model was constructed for six Brazilian regions, North, Northeast, Southeast, Center-West, South and São Paulo, and has details for twenty nine industries. In the simulation, the BR-116 highway has being duplicated by a total of 1,724 km. Overall the results show an increase in Brazilian GDP. In the short run, the change of the main economics indicators (GDP, demand of families and employment) is positive to almost all of the regions, with the Northeast region, the poorest one, being the more beneficiated, considering the GDP change. However, in the long run, in spite of positive changes in the GDP, the negative change in the employment level in the Northeast region persists. Despite the employment result, it is possible to verify that the duplication of BR-116 is capable of generate a propitious trade flow to the poorest regions of the country and to contribute to an increase in the production level, mainly in the Northeast region. As far as accessibility is concerned, it is possible not only to have access to cheaper inputs, but also to expand the production of more competitive products either to the domestic or to the external market.

Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264193529
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-05-23 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes evaluation methods for transport infrastructure investments to ensure that scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society.

Free Trade and Transportation Infrastructure in Brazil

Author : Paulo Resende
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Free Trade and Transportation Infrastructure in Brazil written by Paulo Resende and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the development of models analyzing the impacts of free trade agreements between countries or regions within countries, relatively little attention has been paid to potential limitations imposed by transportation infrastructure. In free trade blocks such as those represented by the European Union or the USA and Canada part of NAFTA, the implicit assumption of little or no impact imposed by transportation infrastructure may be justified. However, in the case of MERCOSUL in South America, this assumption may need to be challenged. In this paper, an illustration of a potential approach to this problem will be illustrated with reference to Brazil. Attention will be devoted to the way in which the potential gains from free trade within MERCOSUL were mapped onto a highway transportation network to identify the creation of additional bottlenecks and point out the need of highway improvements once the impacts of economic development result in higher transportation costs due to such bottlenecks.

Filling the Gap

Author : Ms.Mercedes Garcia-Escribano
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1513537792
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Filling the Gap written by Ms.Mercedes Garcia-Escribano and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure bottlenecks have been identified as a key obstacle to growth affecting productivity and market efficiency, and hindering domestic integration and export performance. This paper assesses the state of Brazil’s infrastructure, in light of past investment trends and various quality and quantity indicators. Brazil’s infrastructure stock and its quality rank low in relation to that of comparator countries, chosen amongst main export competitors. We provide evidence that infrastructure affects domestic integration by analyzing price convergence of tradable goods across major cities. The government’s concession program will narrow part of the infrastructure gap, however, governance reforms will be crucial to improving investment efficiency.

Transportation Infrastructure and University-Industry Collaborations

Author : Victor Medeiros
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure and University-Industry Collaborations written by Victor Medeiros and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Competitiveness and Growth in Brazilian Cities

Author : Ming Zhang
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082138158X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Competitiveness and Growth in Brazilian Cities written by Ming Zhang and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Competitiveness and Growth in Brazilian Cities' addresses the question of what cities can do to improve economic performance and create jobs. The topic is explored through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness, preliminary benchmarking of Brazilian cities, and case studies of two urban areas in Northeast Brazil the Cariri region, Cear and S o Lu s, Maranh o. The book concludes that to be competitive, cities need to reduce the cost of doing business by improving their services and infrastructure and by reducing bureaucracies. But for a middle-income country such as Brazil, which needs to be economically competitive in a globalized environment, this is not sufficient. Cities also need to add value to local businesses. A crucial part of their strategy should be to create and sustain an environment that stimulates local firms to innovate and learn from each other, to nurture the creation of synergies generated by the interconnected economic clusters in the city, and to provide incentives for all local players to continuously upgrade their level of competitiveness. With regard to local policy actions, this book highlights the cluster approach to competitiveness, with its focus on facilitating private-sector collaborations for collective efficiency. 'Competitiveness and Growth in Brazilian Cities' provides many examples of actions that may be undertaken at the local level, emphasizing the critical importance for cities to pursue a unique strategy based on their comparative and competitive advantages.

Filling the Gap

Author : Mercedes Garcia-Escribano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781513563749
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Filling the Gap written by Mercedes Garcia-Escribano and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure

Author : Antonio Estache
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821347218
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure written by Antonio Estache and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1990s saw an increase in the liberalisation of transport policies and a strengthening of the role of private operators and investors in transport infrastructure worldwide. The search for sustained improvement in efficiency is probably secondary to the need to find additional financing, but it is improvement in services that is at the core of the new role of the government in transport. Governments must now become fair economic regulators of many of the privately operated transport services and infrastructures. This book examines the major challenges that governments are likely to face in taking on their new role in transport.

Essentials for Sustainable Urban Transport in Brazil's Large Metropolitan Areas

Author : Jorge M. Rebelo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essentials for Sustainable Urban Transport in Brazil's Large Metropolitan Areas written by Jorge M. Rebelo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tourism in Brazil

Author : Gui Lohmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415674328
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Tourism in Brazil written by Gui Lohmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a full examination of torism in Brazil, by critically reviewing its development, management and social and economic issues the country faces to further develop turism in this region with a particular focus on the major sports events that it will be hosting in the near future. By doing so the book considers important development issues such as reducing the impacts of turism on the environment & community, transport infrastructure and how destinations can rebrand themselves to intended markets.

Improving Infrastructure Financing in Brazil

Author : Inter American Development Bank
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Improving Infrastructure Financing in Brazil written by Inter American Development Bank and published by Inter-American Development Bank. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social and Economic Impacts of Rural Road Improvements in the State of Tocantins, Brazil

Author :
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Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Social and Economic Impacts of Rural Road Improvements in the State of Tocantins, Brazil written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this paper is to provide feedback on the question of socioeconomic benefits from rural road development and the impact of transport infrastructure on the poor, particularly the poorest and the bottom 20 percent of the population. This paper relies on impact evaluation methodologies, which are traditionally used in social sectors but less so in the transport sector. The study, including first surveys, was launched in 2003 under the Tocantins Sustainable Regional Development Project. The paper highlights the context that led to the project's design, which included an impact evaluation of the works envisaged under the project. The paper also highlights some of the main challenges faced by this impact evaluation and how these challenges were addressed for the present study. It then provides details about the data collected during the surveys and the key relevant characteristics of the population targeted by the surveys. It discusses the possible estimation methods envisioned to undertake the study and provides the main results of the assessment based on these methods. The analysis shows that improved rural roads changed people's transport modal choice. People used more public buses and individual motorized vehicles after the rural road improvements. The paper also finds that the project increased school attendance, particularly for girls. Although the evidence is relatively weak in statistical terms, it indicates that the project contributed to increasing agricultural jobs and household income in certain regions.

The Political Economy of Infrastructure Investment in Latin America - Analysis of Brazil, Mexico, and Chile on Deficiencies in Transportation, Energy, Telecommunications, and Water and Sanitation

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Author : U. S. Military
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781983153143
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of Infrastructure Investment in Latin America - Analysis of Brazil, Mexico, and Chile on Deficiencies in Transportation, Energy, Telecommunications, and Water and Sanitation written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What factors are responsible for varying levels of infrastructure investment and development across Latin America? Deficiencies in economic infrastructure--broadly classified into four main sectors: transportation, energy, telecommunications, and water and sanitation--have been a principal factor limiting economic growth, slowing development, and increasing inequality in Latin America. In this thesis, I examine how formal and informal political institutions affect economic policy and the actions of politicians to determine the degree of infrastructure investment and development in Brazil. My research indicates that despite above average investment levels, Brazil's relatively low infrastructure development stems from its degree of political and fiscal decentralization combined with an electoral system that promotes clientelistic networks, reducing the effectiveness and efficiency of investments. Though Brazil displays some geographic and cross-sector variation, a preliminary examination of Mexico and Chile supports the central role that institutions play in infrastructure investment and development across the region. Moreover, my combined analysis of these three cases suggests it is not simply the shape of institutions, but also the manner in which they evolve, that prove instrumental in determining a country's level of infrastructure development and the strategies by which it can improve.I. INFRASTRUCTURE IN LATIN AMERICA * A. INTRODUCTION * B. LITERATURE REVIEW * C. HYPOTHESIS * D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND OVERVIEW * 1. Scope * 2. Analysis and Case Selection * 3. Sources and Definitions * II. BRAZIL'S INFRASTRUCTURE TRENDS IN CONTEXT * A. BOTTLENECKS * B. QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND ACCESS * C. INVESTMENT LEVELS * III. BRAZIL'S INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS * A. POLITICAL AND FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION * B. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM * C. INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS: ELECTORAL MARKETS * IV. BRAZIL'S POLICIES AND POLITICIANS * A. PROCYCLICALITY * B. ELECTORAL CYCLES * C. LEADERS, IDEOLOGY, AND PRIVATIZATION * V. CONCLUSIONS * A. OBSERVATIONS * B. ADDITIONAL CASES * 1. Mexico * 2. Chile * C. ANALYSIS * D. RECOMMENDATIONS * E. FUTURE RESEARCH * APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL FIGURES * A. LAC-6. * B. ARGENTINA * C. COLOMBIA * D. PERU

Analyses and Projections of Economic Development

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Analyses and Projections of Economic Development written by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brazil - Improving the Appraisal Framework for Road Transport Infrastructure Investments

Author : Adrien Véron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Brazil - Improving the Appraisal Framework for Road Transport Infrastructure Investments written by Adrien Véron and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Regional Impact of National Policies

Author : Werner Baer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857936700
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book The Regional Impact of National Policies written by Werner Baer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brazil is a country of continental proportions whose gross domestic product is unevenly distributed among its various regions. The impact of general domestic economic policies has often been perceived as not being regionally neutral, but as reinforcing the geographic concentration of economic activities. This detailed book examines the regional impact of such general policies as: industrialization, agricultural modernization, privatization, stabilization, science and technology, labor, and foreign direct investment. Written by recognized and respected scholars, this book fills a significant gap in the current literature on regional development in Brazil. Researchers and students in economics, economic history, political science and regional studies, and others interested in the economics of transition to a market system will find this comprehensive collection an invaluable resource.

Logistic Costs and Brazilian Regional Development

Author : Newton de Castro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Logistic Costs and Brazilian Regional Development written by Newton de Castro and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this paper is to discuss the role of logistics and transport policy in Brazilian regional development. The role of transport policy as an instrument for regional development is reviewed, focusing on the expansion of both rail network, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the paved trunk road network, mainly after the 1950s. Estimates of the present size and a picture of the recent evolution of the freight transport industry are shown, following a discussion of the major determinants of logistic costs. Evidence of the logistic performance of agricultural, industrial and commercial firms allows tentative conclusion regarding the implications of the physical and commercial linkages between states, as well as network interdependencies. The final section discusses strategies and policies to reduce logistic costs that are effective in terms of contributing to regional development, emphasizing financing and regulatory issues, as well as the development of coherent strategies across political jurisdictions.