Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Overview -- 1. Investing in people -- 2. Growing through productivity -- 3. Stabilizing the economy -- 4. Delivering government services to all -- 5. Managing BrazilÌs natural inheritance -- PART I -- 1 Education -- 2 Health -- 3 Social Protection -- PART II -- 4 Financial Sector -- 5 Infrastructure -- 6 Private Sector Development -- 7 Innovation and Knowledge -- PART III -- 8 Development and Conservation of Forests -- 9 Rural Development and Natural Resources -- 10 Municipal Urban Services, Housing, and Land Markets -- 11 Water, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Development -- PART IV -- 12 Macroeconomic Stability -- 13 Fiscal Sustainability -- 14 Public Sector -- References.