The logic of poverty relief
Subtitle: electoral strategies and social policy in Mexico
By: Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Federico Estevez, Beatriz Magaloni
Contributors: Estevez, Federico, 1956- author; Magaloni, Beatriz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107140288
Subjects: Politics and government; Government policy; Public administration; Social policy; Human services; Practical Politics; Public welfare; Poverty
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Poverty relief in Latin America; title: Poverty relief in Mexico: a geographic approach; title: Political machines and vote buying; title: Clientelism and the political manipulation of Pronasol; title: Improving communities: transfers and basic public services; title: Saving lives: social programs and infant mortality rates; title: Electoral pay-offs of antipoverty programs; title: Conclusion: the future of social protection.