CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Korbes, Mathias Piccoli |
|---|---|
| Title | The Impact of Land Inequality on Public Education in Brazil |
| Summary | For a country to achieve long term economic growth, there is no standard formula. It is widely known that education is one of the main pillars along the developmental path of a country. Based on previous studies, this research shows the impact of land inequality on education and the consequences for further economic growth. The Brazilian government has long neglected education and done everything to avoid redistributing land from a powerful rural elite. As the agricultural sector needs less high skill labor than the industrial sector, the rural elite, through their political and economic power, influence policies benefiting their own group instead of the general population. Though Brazil has gone through a process of industrialization, land inequality still impacts educational achievements in Brazilian municipalities. This research demonstrates that land inequality still negatively impacts public education achievements in Brazil even after the industrialization and decrease of agricultural importance in the economy. Although, higher levels of educational expenditure in the last two decades by the Brazilian government have decreased the impact, it is still present nowadays. |
| Supervisor | Cartwright, Andrew |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/korbes_mathias.pdf |
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