To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico
Author(s)
Gastelum Lage, JesusPublication date
2012-09-01Country
Mexico
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Previous research has revealed that social policy design is relevant for addressing social problems, particularly for reducing poverty. However, evidence on poverty reduction exposes a sluggish trend towards achieving its main goals. This paper first reports on research examining to what extent social policy design has addressed social problems, poverty in particular. Second, this paper examines whether poverty lines have linked social policy design and social problems. Finally, this paper reveals that social policy design does not address poverty reduction and that poverty lines have not linked policy design and poverty reduction.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
12Status
For public use – can be shared outside OxfamISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614524.2012.696091