Social policy in Mexico and Argentina

Arbeitspapier

This paper is a comparison between two programs implemented to combat poverty in Latin America: Prospera (Prosper) in Mexico and Asignación Universal por Hijo (Universal Assignment for Child) in Argentina. The first section offers a review of the emergence of the welfare state, examining economic and urban development in both countries and the underlying trends of social policy instruments. The analysis is based on the political nature of social problems and the actions undertaken to confront them. The paper offers a theoretical perspective, often questioning the very foundation of the social policy that serves as the main framework for the social programs, in order to present the policies' scope, successes, and disadvantages with reference to social equity and the wellbeing of their participants.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 921

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure ; International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations ; Comparative Studies of Countries ; Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
• Subject: Social Policy ; Welfare State ; Conditional Cash Transfers ; Argentina ; Asignación Universal por Hijo ; Plan Jefes y Jefas de Hogar Desocupados ; Mexico ; Prospera ; Latin America

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Tepepa, Martha
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
• (where): Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/209164
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET