Crafting Policies to End Poverty in Latin America

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-08948-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

de La O, Ana Lorena

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

de La O, Ana Lorena
Ana Lorena De La O is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where she is affiliated with the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Her research relates to the political economy of poverty alleviation, clientelism, and the provision of public goods. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, and the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. She earned her PhD in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007.