Information on "Social Welfare" and "Mexico"
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Scholars Who Became Practitioners
Author: Nora Lustig
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policymakers and the media, Mexico’s Progresa/Oportunidades conditional cash transfers program (CCT) is constantly used as a model of a successful antipoverty program. More on «Scholars Who Became Practitioners»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
Do Social Transfer Programmes Have Long-Term Effects on Poverty Reduction?
Author: Armando Barrientos, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
In the last decade, large-scale non-contributory social transfer programmes have become central in reducing extreme poverty and vulnerability in many developing countries. More on «Do Social Transfer Programmes Have Long-Term Effects on Poverty Reduction?» -
Oct 2010
Gendered Risks, Poverty and Vulnerability in Mexico
Author: Paola Pereznieto, Mariana Campos
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper examines the role that gender plays in the implementation and effectiveness of social protection programs in Mexico. More on «Gendered Risks, Poverty and Vulnerability in Mexico»
June 2007
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Jun 2007
A Critical Review of Selected Time Use Surveys
Author: Debbie Budlender
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper reviews case studies from Latin American, Asian and African countries that provide quantitative analysis of how members of a household take care of each other and explore the implications of the findings for poverty and social exclusion. More on «A Critical Review of Selected Time Use Surveys»
May 2007
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May 2007
Change and Continuity in Social Protection in Latin America
Author: Maxine Molyneux
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
The paper is organized into two main parts: Latin American social policy provision before and after structural reforms; and a discussion of the gender and poverty debate with an examiniation of two contrasting Latin American poverty relief programs, ... More on «Change and Continuity in Social Protection in Latin America»
