The Global Roots of Inequality: Brazil

Dr. Sergei Soares, of Brazil's IPEA

In the first installment of an IDRN-exclusive interview series, Dr. Sergei Soares of Brazil’s Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) answers questions on the colonial roots of Brazilian inequality, describes current policy experiments, and gives controversial insight on future trends in urbanization and the state of the country’s infamous slums, or favelas.

Part I

soares-take-I

Part II

Soares – Part II

Part III

Soares – Part III

Part IV

Soares – Part IV

Part V

Soares – Part V