Crafting policies to end poverty in Latin America : the quiet transformation / Ana Lorena De La O.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O, Ana L. de la, author.

Series:

Crafting Policies to End Poverty in Latin America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Latin America.

Poverty.

Public welfare--Latin America.

Public welfare.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Latin America.

Latin America--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a theory and evidence to explain the initial decision of governments to adopt a conditional cash transfer program (the most prominent type of anti-poverty program currently in operation in Latin America), and whether such programs are insulated from political manipulations or not. Ana Lorena De La O shows that whether presidents limit their own discretion or not has consequences for the survival of policies, their manipulation, and how effective they are in improving the lives of the poor. This book is the first of its kind to present evidence from all Latin American CCTs.

Contents:

The universe of cash transfer programs

Politics of fighting poverty

Explaining policy adoption and design

Explaining policy outcomes

Conditional cash transfers and clientelism

The electoral bonus of conditional cash transfers.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-37944-2

1-316-38304-0

1-316-35904-2

1-316-35964-6

1-316-36024-5

1-107-46108-1

1-316-38484-5

1-316-36084-9

1-316-10552-0