La guerre des mots dans la transition mexicaine

Combes, Hélène

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“…The second notable strategy, jumping on the bandwagon, was exemplified by some politicians discreetly changing their position to support popular political actions and adapt to public opinion after having openly criticized CCTs. In Mexico for instance, much criticism was directed at the universal and unconditional coverage of the Federal District food alimony program for the elderly, with accusations of it being populist and clientelist (Combes, 2007).…”

Section: Electoral Ambiguities: Hesitant Attitudes Toward Cctsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the Andr es Manuel L opez Obrador Government of the Federal District implemented the Pensi on Universal Ciudadana, which was alimony for the elderly, regardless of their income. Not only did this serve to launch him onto the national political scene (Combes, 2005) but the program's popularity led to governors from different parties seeking to replicate his model of income transfers to the elderly (Combes, 2007). In the words of Pablo Yanes, the 2008-2012 director of the Social Development Evaluation Council of Mexico City: "While the D.F.…”

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Pioneering anti-poverty policies in Brazil and Mexico: ambiguities and disagreements on conditional cash transfer programs

Tomazini

2021

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PurposeFocusing on the conditional cash transfers (CCTs) first created and implemented in Brazil and Mexico, this article takes a new look at the factors facilitating the creation of these innovative policies. In order to shed light on the continuous struggles that are faced when pioneering, formulating and adopting these anti-poverty policies, the authors analyze three types of ambiguities: axiological, partisan and electoral.Design/methodology/approachBased on a gradual institutional change approach within the advocacy coalition framework, the authors conduct a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews, official public administration archives and newspapers.FindingsThis article demonstrates that advocacy coalitions (for human capital, basic income and food security) and the quest for electoral gains are viable contexts for exploring the complex processes involved in setting up CCTs, of which Brazil's Bolsa-Família and Mexico's Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera (POP) provide emblematic examples.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to comparative social policy research and institutional change analysis. The coalitions and ambiguous consensuses studied here expand the perspectives with a more detailed understanding of the chaotic processes involved in developing social policies.

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Section: Electoral Ambiguities: Hesitant Attitudes Toward Cctsmentioning

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Section: Governmental Transitions Coalition Agreements and Disagreementsmentioning

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Pioneering anti-poverty policies in Brazil and Mexico: ambiguities and disagreements on conditional cash transfer programs

Tomazini

2021

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“…A number of criticisms were made regarding the universality of PACAM; they accused it especially of being populist and clientelist (Combes 2007). President Vicente Fox, in a speech during his radio show, frontally attacked Mexico City's program, emphasizing its 'unfairness' in being funded by taxing those who work (La Jornada, 14 March 2005).…”

Section: Mexican Federal Cct (2006): Pro-unconditional Income Coalitionmentioning

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Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

Tomazini

2017

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How do new social policies emerge? The literature on developed countries has put forth important assumptions about changes in welfare policies, particularly building on the work of Esping-Andersen. However, discussion of social protection policies in middle-income countries underscores that rising policy innovations derive mostly from exogenous dimensions (external ideas and factors). In examining Mexico's Oportunidades and Brazil's Bolsa Famıĺia, one main question is addressed: What causal mechanisms underlie the rise of policy innovations that are not derived from exogenous dimensions? This article proposes moving beyond the argument in which international influence versus domestic politics are in opposition, and it suggests instead to compare empirical cases in different contexts, specifically by exploring the process of endogenous institutional changes using the example of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs. By exploring recent theoretical contributions to institutional changes, the article identifies two critical aspects: (1) the rise of a dominant advocacy coalition favoring an ideology that promotes human capital as a key factor in the formation of national CCT programs in Brazil and Mexico; and (2) advocacy coalitions achieve similar results in terms of institutional changes in Brazil and Mexico, despite having different strategies and patterns of change. How do new social policies emerge? How can we explain the rise of policy models? The literature on developed countries has put forth important assumptions about changes in welfare policies by grouping social policies into distinct regimes or spheres of the welfare state (Esping-Andersen 1990; Huber and Stephens 2001). However, changes to social protection policies in middleincome countries-particularly in Latin America over the last few decades-present a major challenge for welfare state researchers (Carnes et al. 2007). By making use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) (Sabatier and Jenkins-Smith 1993; Sabatier 1999) and recent theoretical contributions to institutional changes, this article allows for deeper understanding of

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La guerre des mots dans la transition mexicaine

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Pioneering anti-poverty policies in Brazil and Mexico: ambiguities and disagreements on conditional cash transfer programs

Pioneering anti-poverty policies in Brazil and Mexico: ambiguities and disagreements on conditional cash transfer programs

Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

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