Title: Strategies to combat poverty in Latin America
Description: "Provides individual case studies of poverty programs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Costa Rica. Documents shift in anti-poverty strategies from 'universal' programs, such as general subsidies and price controls, to targeted programs where government spending is channeled to poorest sectors"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Subjects: Economic policy, Domestic Economic assistance, Poverty, Social policy, Latin america, economic conditions