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Institutional quality as determinant for the success or failure in poverty reduction

Ruggiero, Jorge Alberto LU (2014) WPMM40 20141
Department of Political Science
Abstract
After the economic recession suffered during the eighties decade, the population under poverty conditions has increased dramatically. With the purpose of amend the situation; President Carlos Salinas has established the biggest anti-poverty program in Mexican history, the Programa Nacional de Solidaridad (PRONASOL). The following three administrations continued the implementation of these policies. In addition, they also increased the budget designated to anti-poverty strategies and the zones covered by the programs. However, despite the efforts, after twenty years poverty levels have remained nearly the same. The main hypothesis of this paper is that rather than only considering the expansion in social expenditure, it is necessary to... (More)
After the economic recession suffered during the eighties decade, the population under poverty conditions has increased dramatically. With the purpose of amend the situation; President Carlos Salinas has established the biggest anti-poverty program in Mexican history, the Programa Nacional de Solidaridad (PRONASOL). The following three administrations continued the implementation of these policies. In addition, they also increased the budget designated to anti-poverty strategies and the zones covered by the programs. However, despite the efforts, after twenty years poverty levels have remained nearly the same. The main hypothesis of this paper is that rather than only considering the expansion in social expenditure, it is necessary to consider the quality of the institutional frameworks as a determinant element for the success or failure of poverty reduction. This is an empirical analysis of Mexican states. (Less)
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author
Ruggiero, Jorge Alberto LU
supervisor
organization
course
WPMM40 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Poverty, Mexico, Institutional Quality, and Institutions
language
English
id
4586937
date added to LUP
2014-09-17 13:20:30
date last changed
2014-09-17 13:20:30
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  abstract     = {{After the economic recession suffered during the eighties decade, the population under poverty conditions has increased dramatically. With the purpose of amend the situation; President Carlos Salinas has established the biggest anti-poverty program in Mexican history, the Programa Nacional de Solidaridad (PRONASOL). The following three administrations continued the implementation of these policies. In addition, they also increased the budget designated to anti-poverty strategies and the zones covered by the programs. However, despite the efforts, after twenty years poverty levels have remained nearly the same. The main hypothesis of this paper is that rather than only considering the expansion in social expenditure, it is necessary to consider the quality of the institutional frameworks as a determinant element for the success or failure of poverty reduction. This is an empirical analysis of Mexican states.}},
  author       = {{Ruggiero, Jorge Alberto}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Institutional quality as determinant for the success or failure in poverty reduction}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}