PO220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bolsa Família, Social Change, Food Security
Document Summary
Social protection: as defined by the un research institute for social development, is concerned with preventing, managing and overcoming situations that adversely affect people"s well being. Policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability. Urban population main beneficiaries - poverty worst in rural north. Government will actively go out and find those that qualify for bolsa familia, and get them signed upinstead of waiting for them to seek out bolsa familia (some never would). Ccts = conditional cash transfer (conditions associated with cash given. Kids have to be enrolled in school, regular health checkups in place): most often used by governments. In a lot of ways these work better. They sell better politically (more political support) Donors and taxpayers support these more (more support = more donations) Ucts = unconditional cash transfer (no strings attached, money given out w/out conditions attached to it): for the most part ucts are cheaper, most often used by ngos.
