Brazil (like pretty much every country) isn’t without its problems. But it has made big progress – particularly when you take a slightly longer term view. It’s a country that has taken 22 million people out of poverty since 2003. A key factor in achieving this has been a r

There’s a fantastic new RSA animation questioning what we want our economies to achieve, based on a talk by Kate Raworth, which is well worth watching.   It seems very pertinent to the approach we’re taking with the IRIBA project. Brazil hasn’t had the most spectacular head

Major problems surrounding the construction of the stadiums has dominated the build-up to the World Cup this year. Although it’s a common refrain around many major sporting events, IRIBA’s joint research director Dr Ed Amann argues that the problems epitomise a broader malaise surroun

With growing interest in social protection programmes in many developing countries, some worry that transferring money directly to the poor will reduce their incentive to seek paid work. The evidence from Brazil suggests this isn’t the case. From 2003-2009, while the increase in non-w

Reading the headlines in the British media recently, you could be forgiven for thinking that Brazil has rapidly become a basket case. According to some commentators the economy is bust, protests are out of control and the World Cup is doomed to failure – so can Brazil’s example really

Earlier this year, IRIBA’s research directors Prof Armando Barrientos and Dr Ed Amman were interviewed by The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU‐WIDER) about their new project. Watch them explain why more countries in Latin America have s

Hi there, and thanks for visiting. We’re just getting the website set up at the moment, but please call back soon for discussion and insights into the Brazilian development experience – and what African countries might learn from it. If you have any suggestions as to how w