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A Conversation with Simon Schwartzman on Brazil's New Social Agenda

Join the Brazil Institute and Simon Schwartzman to discuss Brazil's New Social Agenda on February 22 from 10:00-12:00 pm

Date & Time

Wednesday
Feb. 22, 2012
10:00am – 12:00pm ET

Location

4th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

A leading Brazilian social scientist and former Wilson Center Fellow, Simon Schwartzman is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Estudos do Trabalho e Sociedade in Rio de Janeiro. Simon’s blog is a key source of information and analysis on social policies in Brazil.

On February 22, Simon returned to the Wilson Center to present the seminal volume he organized with economist Edmar Bacha on the challenges an emerging Brazil faces in four major areas of public policy: health, education, social security and income, and public security. Brasil: A Nova Agenda Social, brings together contributions from eighteen experts and was received as one of the most important books published in Brazil in 2011.

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Brazil Institute

The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions in all sectors. The Brazil Institute plays this role by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, and by serving as a crossroads for leading policymakers, scholars and private sector representatives who are committed to addressing Brazil’s challenges and opportunities.  Read more

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