Crafting Policies to End Poverty in Latin America: The Quiet Transformation

ISBN-13: 9781107461086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 192 str.

Ana Lorena De La O.

Opis

This book provides a theory and evidence explaining the initial decision of governments to adopt a conditional cash transfer program.

Recenzje

'This book addresses one of the most significant transformations in the political economy of developing nations in recent years. De La O's comprehensive analysis of the adoption and consequences of conditional cash transfers in Latin America represents an important and innovative contribution to the theoretical and empirical literatures on social policy, redistribution, institutional design, and development. By highlighting the importance of domestic politics, moreover, this book provides an important contribution to a literature often dominated by international and macroeconomic perspectives. Crafting Policies to End Poverty in Latin America will be of great interest not only to scholars of Latin American politics, but also to students of development policy throughout the world.' Sarah M. Brooks, Ohio State University

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The universe of cash transfer programs; 3. The politics of fighting poverty; 4. Explaining policy adoption and design; 5. Explaining policy outcomes; 6. Conditional cash transfers and clientelism; 7. The electoral bonus of conditional cash transfers; 8. Conclusions.