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Brazil: Public Policy, Poverty and Inequality

September 24, 2008

Professor Lucas González of the Universidad Católica Argentina explored the subject of Brazil being home to one of the most thriving, dynamic cultures in Latin America, but also to serious poverty issues as well when he presented "Public Policy, Poverty and Inequality" at Washington College's Litrenta Lecture Hall. The lecture was presented by the Goldstein Program in Public Affairs.

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Students introduce themselves to Professor and Lecturer Lucas González and President Baird Tipson.
Students introduce themselves to Professor and Lecturer Lucas González and President Baird Tipson.
Students, faculty, staff and community members fill Litrenta Lecture Hall for the event.
Students, faculty, staff and community members fill Litrenta Lecture Hall for the event.
Tahir Shad, Director of International Studies and Curator of Louis L. Goldstein '35 Program in Public Affairs, starts the night's presentation.
Tahir Shad, Director of International Studies and Curator of Louis L. Goldstein '35 Program in Public Affairs, starts the night's presentation.
González starts off with an award-winning picture of Brazil's rich/poor divide, displaying only a thin wall separating the two.
González starts off with an award-winning picture of Brazil's rich/poor divide, displaying only a thin wall separating the two.
González answers questions from the audience after his presentation.
González answers questions from the audience after his presentation.
Sophomore Latoya Gatewood-Young asks González about the racial issue in Brazil.
Sophomore Latoya Gatewood-Young asks González about the racial issue in Brazil.
González discusses how the most trusted institutions in Brazil are churches while the most mistrusted are political parties.
González discusses how the most trusted institutions in Brazil are churches while the most mistrusted are political parties.
Assistant Professor of Spanish Shawn Stein asks the speaker a question.
Assistant Professor of Spanish Shawn Stein asks the speaker a question.
González points to a location in Brazil while explaining it is still difficult to travel across certain parts of the country.
González points to a location in Brazil while explaining it is still difficult to travel across certain parts of the country.
Freshman Jeffery Kerr asks González about the liklihood of the Brazilian government being able to sustain "Bolsa Família," a federal program that provides a stipend to poor Brazilian families under the condition that their children must attend school and receive vaccinations.
Freshman Jeffery Kerr asks González about the liklihood of the Brazilian government being able to sustain "Bolsa Família," a federal program that provides a stipend to poor Brazilian families under the condition that their children must attend school and receive vaccinations.

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