Author : Alberto Díaz Cayeros
Release : 2016
Genre : Human services
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Political Logic of Poverty Relief by : Alberto Díaz Cayeros

Download or read book The Political Logic of Poverty Relief written by Alberto Díaz Cayeros. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Résumé en 4ème de couverture: "Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constrains and politicians' imperative to win elections. The Political Logic of Poverty Relief places elections and institutional design at the core of poverty alleviation. The authors develop a theory with applications to Mexico about how elections shape social programs aimed at aiding the poor. Would political parties possess incentives to target the poor with transfers aimed at poverty alleviation or would they instead give these to their supporters? Would politicians rely on the distribution of particularistic benefits rather than public goods? The authors assess the welfare effects of social programs in Mexico and whether voters reward politicians for targeted poverty alleviation programs. The book provides a new interpretation of the role of cash transfers and poverty relief assistance in the development of welfare state institutions"