A Balancing Act for Brazil's Amazonian States: An Economic Memorandum
- ISBN-10
- 1464819092
- ISBN-13
- 9781464819094
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023-01-11
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Author
- The World Bank
Description
Social deprivations coincide with vast deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon, or Amazônia. Poverty reduction and sustainable development require renewed efforts to protect the region's exceptional natural wealth, coupled with a shift from an extractive to a productivity-oriented growth model.
