01660cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015234 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475521320 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Brazil : Selected Issues Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (102 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper examines infrastructure investment in Brazil. Brazil has inferior overall infrastructure quality relative to almost all its export competitors. Brazil's infrastructure endowment ranks low by international standards, and its low quality affects productivity, market efficiency, and competitiveness. Areas in which Brazil's competitiveness has lagged include, but are not limited to, education, innovation, governance, and justice. Brazil's infrastructure gap has become a major obstacle to growth and filling this gap will entail increasing investment and also stepping up other reforms. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/122 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/122/002.2015.issue-122-en.xml IMF e-Library