Conditional cash transfers boom. How do these programs benefit children in Latin America?

https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2007.132

Published 3 August 2007 Open Access


Alberto Minujín Licenciado en Matemática, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Posgrado en Estadística Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de México. Asesor Regional de Unicef para América Latina y el Caribe en Política Social. Docente del Programa de posgrado en Asuntos Internacionales, The New School, New York, EE.UU. , Alejandra Davidziuk Licenciada en Comunicación Social, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Magister en Relaciones Internacionales, The New School, New York, EE.UU. , Licenciado en Economía, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Doctor en Economía, The New School of Social Research, New York. Docente del Department of Economics and Finance, Saint Peter's College, New Jersey, EE.UU.")'>Enrique Delamónica Licenciado en Economía, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Doctor en Economía, The New School of Social Research, New York. Docente del Department of Economics and Finance, Saint Peter's College, New Jersey, EE.UU.



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Poverty, Child Welfare, Public Policies, Social Assistance, Human Rights.

Abstract


Thousands of people do not have access to basic services (health, education, safe water, and shelter), social protection and a minimum income worldwide. Many boys, girls and young people, constituting one of the most vulnerable groups, can be found among the marginalized from the basic services, leading to a wide range of deprivations. As a solution, different international organizations, agencies and governments promote social programs that offer conditional cash transfers, generally related to child school attendance and family visits to health centers. Based on what we understand public.