Book shows that means of production in the country belong to 6% of the population
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Vinicius Konchinski
Reporter Agency Brazil
São Paulo - The means of producing wealth of the country are concentrated in the hands of 6% of Brazilians. One of the conclusions presented in the book Owners: Concentration and Continuity launched today (2), at the Regional Council of Economics (Corecon) in São Paulo.
The publication is the third volume of the series Atlas of New Social Stratification in Brazil, produced by Marcio Pochmann, president of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), and several economists of the body. The book, in a survey that shows that of every 20 Brazilians, only one owns a property generates income: business, property, land or even knowledge - also a well regarded by researchers.
In press conference held to launch the book, said the merger Pochmann properties in Brazil is old and refers to the time of colonization. Since the granting of the first farms through industrialization occurred in the 20th century, until the increase in financial activity, the means of production have always been under control and restricted in the same part of the national population.
"Urbanization has increased the number of properties and owners, but did not follow the increase in population. The merger remains. We [Brazilians] never live an experience of democratization of access to properties in our country," he said.
According to the book, the owners have a specific profile Brazilian common. Most are between 30 and 50 years old, is white, has completed higher education, and has no shareholders.
To Pochmann the framework of the Brazilian distribution of properties is serious. Brazil has its means of producing wealth worst distruídos between Latin American countries, for example. That should not change in a short period, according to the economist.
"We are making land reform since the 50s and our land distribution is worse than 50 years ago, our tax burden the poor, the only thing that goes is education," he said, citing data that show that the percentage of young people attending the university increased from 5.6% in 1995 to around 12% in 2007.
Pochmann but said that even with the increase of the indices of education, it is still well below found in Europe, where 40% of young people have a university degree. Also stressed that changing the distribution of properties through education is the slower of justice.
Source: Agência Brasil
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