Progress against Poverty: Sustaining Mexico's Progresa-Oportunidades Program
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815752210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
good results, but unfinished W Boudville Levy was the Mexican minister who ran a vital government program, Progress Opportunities. It tackled the endemic problem of poverty in Mexico. Unsurprisingly, Levy's tone is quite upbeat. What else is he likely to say? Think perhaps of books just out by candidates for the US Presidency.But Levy's book does have a lot of substance. It will never be a best seller. Let's make that clear. It is a dry read, . One Book This Year If your only going to read one book this year. This may be the one to read.A thought out anti-poverty program that has an end in view, that address,most issues, and pays for it's self. Well worth your time to read, it's a short book 156 pages.
This book presents a case study of Progresa-Oportunidades, focusing on the main factors that have contributed to the program's sustainability, policies that have allowed it to operate at the national level, and future challenges.. In 1997, Mexico launched a new incentive-based poverty reduction program to enhance the human capital of those living in extreme poverty
Levy provides an insider's account of the origins and evolution of his programmehis book is a welcome contribution to the debate over the effectiveness of current approaches to poverty." —Maxine Molyneux, Institutte for the Study of the Americas, University of London, Journal of Latin American Studies. As its principal architect, and as minister with responsibility for its implementation, he was among the pioneers of a new approach to poverty relief known today by the acronym CCT, or Conditional Cash Transfers. "Santiago Levy is well placed to write about Mexico's flagship anti-poverty programme, PROGRESA/Oportunidades
From 1994 to 2000, he served as deputy minister of finance in Mexico and was the main architect of the Progresa-Oportunidades program.. Santiago Levy is former general director of the Mexican Social Security Institute