THE QUEST FOR A NEW WELFARE SAFETY NET IN LATIN AMERICA

Authors

  • Clemente Ruiz Duran Facultad de Economia, Universidad Nacional Autonorna de Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2013.83009

Keywords:

América Latina, Política Social.

Abstract

In two decades, a process of democratization occurred in Latin America, leading to
new public policies that have helped reduce inequality and poverty. Government programs had
been set up for that purpose, in a first stage through conditional cash transfer programs, and in
a second stage through income policies to wage adjustment. Not all the countries followed these
policies, therefore, the paper explores in a counterfactual analysis, the trends that have emerged
from these reforms and how they have reshaped the welfare systems of Brazil, Argentina, Chile,
Colombia and Mexico.

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Published

2013-12-01

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How to Cite

Duran, C. R. (2013). THE QUEST FOR A NEW WELFARE SAFETY NET IN LATIN AMERICA. Brazilian Journal of Latin American Studies, 12(23), 11-25. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2013.83009