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The Political Logic of Poverty Relief - Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico (Hardcover)
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The Political Logic of Poverty Relief - Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
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Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular
design which social programs take is to a large extent determined
by the existing institutional constraints 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.
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