The rise of social assistance in Brazil
Abstract
The rise of social assistance in Brazil has been remarkable. The 1988 Constitution signalled a renewed ‘social contract’ leading to citizenship‐based social assistance providing guaranteed income to older and disabled people in poverty. Municipal activism in the 1990s extended the provision of direct transfers to all households in poverty through Bolsa Escola and other programmes later consolidated into Bolsa Família. This article studies the origins and evolution of social assistance institutions in Brazil, paying due attention to the role of ideas and politics.
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Effective social policies and cash transfer programs led at federal level enabled several millions of Brazilians to leave poverty behind.
“If so, one should carefully consider the environmental benefits of the effective social policies and cash transfer programs (Barrientos, 2013 andTritsch et al., 2015) led at federal level to enable several millions of Brazilians to leave poverty behind.”
From Transition in environmental governance in the Brazilian Amazon: emergence of a new pattern of socio-economic development and deforestation (2016) · cites this paper as Barrientos, 2013
Social policies and cash transfer programs have enabled several millions of Brazilians to leave poverty behind.
“while the social policies and cash transfer programs have enabled several millions of Brazilians to leave poverty behind (Barrientos, 2013 andFenwick, 2009).”
From Transition in environmental governance in the Brazilian Amazon: emergence of a new pattern of socio-economic development and deforestation (2016) · cites this paper as Barrientos, 2013
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- Authors
- Barrientos, A.
- Corresponding author
- Barrientos, Armando
- ORCID
- Barrientos, Armando
- Venue
- Development and Change
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-06-24
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 887-910
- ISSN
- 0012-155X (ISSN-L)
- 1467-7660
- OpenAlex
- W2142708942
- Cited by
- 92
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 35.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Development and Change (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Political Issues
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Keywords
- social assistance, Bolsa Família, Bolsa Escola, social contract, citizenship, transfer payments, poverty, older adults, people with disabilities, Brazilian Constitution of 1988, social policy history, Brazil
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