Education and development projects in Brazil (1932-2004)

Political Economy Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID4368336
AuthorsBernardo Stuhlberger Wjuniski (Fundação Getulio Vargas, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume33
Issue1
Pages146-165
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0101-3157 • E-ISSN: 1809-4538
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0101-31572013000100008
OpenAlexW1542581947
SCIELO_PIDS0101-31572013000100008
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

This paper discusses the long-run history of education policies in Brazil. It is suggested that the main reason for the educational backwardness was the existence of strong political interests over education. It is also defended that these interests can be empirically observed in the allocation of public resources between the different levels of education, with political choices favouring specific groups in society. It was not a matter of lack of investment in education, but of inadequate allocation of resources. This pattern of political-based policies created a strong negative path dependence of misallocation of resources in education in Brazil, particularly with significant underinvestment in secondary education. JEL Classification: N36; O15

Agricultural economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Politics · Education and Public Policy · Public Administration · Urban Development and Societal Issues

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