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the Social Policy of Lula - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "in just 10 years - around 40 million people - have been lifted out of poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "all regions - and ethnic groups - have seen their incomes rise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with the poorest - benefiting significantly more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "direct support - to reduce poverty - the Lula administration investment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

• "in health - education - and direct poverty reduction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "plays a major role - with the much-feted - "Bolsa Familia"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "social assistance programme - grabbing many of the headlines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the scheme proves - to be hugely effective - providing financial support !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to over - 50 million people - it is responsible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for 28% - of the poverty reduction - "Bolsa Familia"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "is also remarkably - cost effective - amounting to just - 0.5% - of GDP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the non-contributory - pension schemes - have twice the budget - of "Bolsa Familia"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "investment in - agriculture - smaller family farmers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "are benefiting - family enterprises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "account for 84% - of the farms - family farms - are well integrated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "official research - and resulting technology - on crops - irrigation - and maintenance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "has been crucial - to this success - the recognition of the country's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• ""social debt" - towards the poorest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "has ensured an ongoing commitment - to tackle poverty - and inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolsa Familia - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "widely praised - the flagship - social welfare programme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "is still - going strong - each month - Maria Eunice Alvis - and her family in Belágua - Maranhão !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "receives - 250 reais - US$ 70 - this sum is not ending all her problems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "but she has a - regular income - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "makes - "Bolsa Familia" - a central pillar - of the social welfare strategy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the programme is a - cheap - and efficient way - to improve the lives - of the most destitute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "at its most basic - "Bolsa Familia" is a payment of - 70 reais - a person !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to any family - living below the - poverty line - the number !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of recipient families - has risen from 3.6 million - to 13.8 million !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a quarter - "Bolsa Familia" is only one - of four pillars - in the strategy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "which also includes a - minimum wage - formalising employment - and policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to support - rural families - there are also pension schemes - and housing projects !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that aim to tackle - inequality - the scheme is also cost effective !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "with a return of 1.78 reais - to the economy - for every 1 reais spent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the headline gain is - a fall in extreme poverty - for 36 million people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• ""Bolsa Familia" is also used as - an enforcement method - for public health - and education goals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the biggest gains - have been in what were traditionally - the poorest areas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bolsa Familia is a Source of Empowerment for Women - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "93% - of families that receive - "Bolsa Familia" - are headed by - women !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they receive the card - that entitles them - to withdraw cash - from the bank each month !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with that money - comes a degree of power - the architects of "Bolsa Familia" - say !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this was a key consideration - in designing the programme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "social development minister - Tereza Campello - "that is part of the strategy"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it is then up to them - to decide - how to spend the money ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the research shows - that the money - empowers women - in that cases !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "when it is their only source of income - it means they are less dependent - on their husbands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and more likely - to share in decision-making - and have higher self-esteem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the "Bolsa Familia" system - encourages women - to engage - in other social programmes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and women - become more active !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "therefore women - gain more power - over their destinies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Solidarity Economy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the - "Solidarity Economy" - is a model - of social !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and - sustainable development - it combines - social change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with - environmental awareness - and it is exploring - new ways !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "of reducing - inequality - and poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there are more than - 20,000 enterprises - operating within the - solidarity economy model !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "1.8 million - people work - in the solidarity economy system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Paul Singer - at the national secretariat of ministry of labour - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "the solidarity economy - has emerged as a way - out of poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and continues to do this - people looking for alternative !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "income sources - begin to cluster - into groups !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "co-operatives - and associations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "solidarity economy is based - on self-management - with more egalitarian !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "working relationships - everyone works together - the decisions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "are taken - jointly - and members share the profits - equally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this model - also shrinks environmental footprint - promotes responsible consumption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "taking into account - the whole supply chain - under fair trade basis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it is often financed - by microcredit - and small loans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "solidarity economy - is one of the engines - of the economic - and social change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Lula Era - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - has - 90% - approval ratings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Lula says - "they did not solve - all problems"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but they make - extraordinary steps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lula - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Lula says - "what we need - is"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to believe - in us - to recover - our self-esteem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and tell the people - that - together - we are going to build - a nation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that we can be - proud of' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ LULA