Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America

AbstractDo conditional cash transfer programs reduce voters' incentives to hold their government accountable for its performance? Studies show that these programs generate considerable electoral returns for the governments responsible for them. One important and unexplored question is whether these popular programs have also changed the landscape of accountability in Latin America. Survey data from 16 Latin American countries that have adopted CCT programs do not offer support for the claim that such programs have a detrimental effect on electoral accountability for corruption and for the economy. Only in countries where CCT programs do not follow strict rules do beneficiaries attribute relatively less weight to the government's economic performance, but this effect is marginal. These findings fill an important gap in the literature and offer reassuring evidence that cash transfers can alleviate poverty while preserving voters' incentives to exercise electoral accountability in crucial areas of government performance.

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Understanding use of health services in conditional cash transfer programs: Insights from qualitative research in Latin America and Turkey

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.032 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 72 (12) ◽

pp. 1921-1929 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Michelle Adato ◽

Terry Roopnaraine ◽

Elisabeth Becker

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Latin America ◽

Health Services ◽

Conditional Cash Transfer ◽

Cash Transfer ◽

Transfer Programs ◽

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs ◽

Use Of Health Services

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COMPARANDO POLÍTICAS SOCIAIS EM GOVERNOS DE ESQUERDA

Caderno CRH ◽

10.9771/ccrh.v32i85.24429 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (85) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Natália Guimarães Duarte Sátyro ◽

Rosiene Maria de Freitas ◽

Danúbia Godinho Zanetti ◽

Pedro Mendes Rufino Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Key Words ◽

Conditional Cash Transfer ◽

Cash Transfer ◽

Social Policies ◽

Mots Clés ◽

Transfer Programs ◽

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs ◽

Amerique Latine

Este trabalho compara os governos de esquerda de Uruguai, Chile e Argentina tanto entre eles quanto com os governos anteriores à entrada da esquerda nos executivos nacionais. A análise engloba as políticas de educação, saúde e programas de transferência condicionada de renda. Essas áreas foram escolhidas porque apresentam legados distintos entre si, mas similares nos três países. A metodologia utilizada é a análise comparada cross-case e within-case. Os resultados mostram que as esquerdas do Uruguai e da Argentina se diferenciam das administrações anteriores. Já no Chile, ela não se diferencia dos governos anteriores no mesmo grau que seus vizinhos na saúde e na educação, apesar de também institucionalizar a transferência de renda como forma de enfrentamento da pobreza. Ou seja, os governos de esquerda, de forma geral, apresentam esforços distintos dos seus antecessores, mas diferem entre si nos graus em que isso ocorre refletindo o perfil de cada país de esquerda nos seus respectivos parlamentos e de cada ator envolvido.COMPARING SOCIAL POLICIES IN LEFT GOVERNMENTS This paper compares the leftist governments of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, both among themselves and with the administrations before left’s entry into national executives. The analysis encompasses education, health, and conditional cash transfer programs. These areas were selected because they have distinct legacies among themselves, but similar in all three countries. The methodology used is cross-case and within-case comparative analysis. The results show that the Uruguay and Argentina left’s administrations differ from previous administrations. In Chile, however, it does not differ from previous governments to the same extent as its neighbors in health and education, although it also institutionalizes cash transfer as a way of coping with poverty. That is, leftist governments, in general, present distinct efforts from their predecessors, but differ in the degree to which this occurs reflecting the profile of each leftist country in their respective parliaments and of each actor involved.Key words: Social Policies. Latin America. Left governments. Helath. Education. Conditional Cash Transfer.COMPARAISON DES POLITIQUES SOCIALES DANS LES GOUVERNEMENTS DE GAUCHE Ce travail compare les gouvernements de gauche d’Uruguay, du Chili et de l’Argentine entre eux mais également avec les gouvernements précédents l’entrée de la gauche dans les cadres éxecutifs nationaux. L’analyse englobe les programmes d’éducation, de santé et de transferts conditionneés de revenus. Ces domaines ont été selectionnés parce qu’ils ont des héritages distincts entre eux, mais similaires dans les trois pays. La méthodologie utilisée est l’analyse comparative «cross-case « et «within-case». Les résultats montrent que les gauches de l’Uruguay et d l’Argentine sont differéntes des administrations précédentes. Au Chili, toutefois, il ne diffère pas des gouvernements précédents dans la même mésure que ses voisins dans les domaines de la santé et de l’éducation, bien qu’il institutionnalise également le transfert de revenus comme une façon de faire face à la pauvreté. C’est à dire, les gouvernements de gauche, en général, présentent des efforts différents de leurs prédécesseurs, mais diffèrent par leurs degrés, reflétant le profil de chaque pays de gauche dans ses parlements respectifs et de chaque acteur impliqué.Mots-clés: Politiques sociales. Amérique Latine. Gouvernements de Gauche. Santé. Éducation. Transfert de revenu.

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