Information on "Social Policy" 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?»
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»
October 2005
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Oct 2005
The Empowerment Paradigm in Latin American Social Policy
Author: Armando Román-Zozaya
Publisher: Oxford Council on Good Governance (OCGG)
This paper looks at social policy in Latin America, focusing on the case of Mexico. More on «The Empowerment Paradigm in Latin American Social Policy»
