The Political Logic of Poverty Relief
Douban
ISBN: 9781107140288
author:
Alberto Diaz-Cayeros
/
Federico Estévez
/
Beatriz Magaloni
publishing house:
Cambridge University Press
publication date: 2016
-2
price: USD 99.99
number of pages: 258
Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico
Alberto Diaz-Cayeros / Federico Estévez …
overview
The Political Logic of Poverty Relief places electoral politics 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. They assess whether voters reward politicians for targeted poverty alleviation programs.