Welfare state and cash transfer in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Honduras

  • Rebeca Nascimento Marinho da Silva Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
  • José Mendes Ribeiro Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Keywords: Welfare State; cash transfer; Latin America; case study research

Abstract

The expansion of citizenship and rights in countries in countries with democracies sanctioned to the State provision of social protection, leading to the coverage expansion of Welfare State. The Welfare is a type of political and economics organization that position the State as an agent of social promotion and organizer of the economy. However, the economic difficulties experienced by Latin American countries boosted target actions. In this context, the first national cash transfer programs in the region was established between the 80 and 90s, expanding to almost every country in the 2000s. Thus, the main objective of this work is to develop a case study qualitative research, by describing the experiences of Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Honduras, in order to identify their historical trajectories, proposals and specificities, besides allowing identifying possible influences they exert on other social policies. For this, this work is characterized by a study of case, through the qualitative approach of the social programs of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Honduras. For Cash Transfer Programs if constitute useful and effective tools of Social Protection, it is concluded that these should be objective, with defined powers and responsibilities.

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Published
2019-09-23
How to Cite
Silva, R. N. M. da, & Ribeiro, J. M. (2019). Welfare state and cash transfer in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Honduras. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 41(2), e46766. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v41i2.46766
Section
Political Sciences