Social Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Social Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Wednesday, July 16, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:20 AM

Room: F203

RC19 Sociology of Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (host committee)

Language: English

Session Organizers:

Bruno PALIER, Sciences Po, France and Evelyne HUBER, University of North Carolina, USA

330.1

Breaking the Cycle: Inequality, Social Investment, and Human Capital in Latin America (Oral Presentation)
Evelyne HUBER, University North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA; John D. STEPHENS, University of North Carolina, USA

330.2

Conditional Cash Transfers: A Social Investment Instrument in Times of Economic Crisis and Austerity? (Oral Presentation)
Moira NELSON, Lund University, Sweden; Johan SANDBERG, Lund University, Sweden

330.3

Conditional Cash Transfers, Job Markets and Capabilities in Latin-America: A Missing Link (Oral Presentation)
Andrea LAMPIS, National University of Colombia, Colombia

330.4

Bringing the State(s) Back in: From Lula's Bolsa Familía to Dilma's Sem Miséria (Oral Presentation)
Tracy FENWICK, Australian National University, Australia

330.5

Social Investment at Sub-National Level in Mexico: The Role of Actors and Institutions (Oral Presentation)
Anahely MEDRANO, UNAM, Mexico