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To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico

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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.Dans quelle mesure la conception de politiques sociales résout-elle les problèmes sociaux ? Données tirées du programme « 70 y más » du MexiqueDes recherches menées dans le passé ont révélé que la conception de politiques sociales est pertinente pour résoudre des problèmes sociaux, en particulier pour réduire la pauvreté. Cependant, il existe des données relatives à la réduction de la pauvreté qui révèlent une tendance lente vers la réalisation de ses principaux buts. Cet article présente en premier lieu des recherches qui examinent la mesure dans laquelle la conception de politiques sociales a abordé les problèmes sociaux, et la pauvreté en particulier. Deuxièmement, cet article examine la question de savoir si les seuils de pauvreté ont relié la conception de politiques sociales et les problèmes sociaux. Enfin, cet article révèle que la conception de politiques sociales ne se penche pas sur la réduction de la pauvreté et que les seuils de pauvreté n'ont pas relié la conception de politiques et la réduction de la pauvreté.Até que ponto a formulação de políticas sociais enfrenta os problemas sociais? Evidências do programa “70 y más” no MéxicoUma pesquisa anterior revelou que o desenho de políticas sociais é relevante para enfrentar problemas sociais, particularmente para redução da pobreza. Porém, as evidências sobre a redução da pobreza mostram uma ritmo lento na conquista de seus principais objetivos. Este artigo primeiramente apresenta um relato sobre pesquisas que examinam até que ponto o desenho de políticas sociais tem tratado de problemas sociais, e a questão da pobreza em particular. Em segundo lugar, este artigo discute se as políticas relativas à pobreza têm conectado a política social e os problemas sociais. Por fim, o artigo revela que o desenho de políticas sociais não enfrenta a questão da redução da pobreza e que programas relacionados à pobreza ainda não fizeram a conexão entre desenho de políticas e redução da pobreza.¿Hasta dónde la elaboración de políticas públicas enfrenta los problemas sociales? Resultados del programa “70 y más” de MéxicoLas investigaciones realizadas hasta ahora indican que la elaboración de políticas públicas es importante para afrontar los problemas sociales, en particular para reducir la pobreza. Sin embargo, las conclusiones sobre los programas de reducción de la pobreza revelan que caminan muy lentamente hacia el cumplimiento de sus objetivos principales. Este ensayo da cuenta, primero, de las investigaciones que analizan hasta dónde la elaboración de políticas sociales ha contribuido a resolver los problemas sociales, en particular la pobreza. En segundo lugar, el ensayo examina si la línea de la pobreza ha vinculado la elaboración de políticas públicas a los problemas sociales. Finalmente, el ensayo revela que no se aborda la reducción de la pobreza a la hora de elaborar políticas públicas y, además, que la línea de la pobreza no relaciona la elaboración de políticas con la reducción de la pobreza.

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  • Jesus Gastelum Lage, 2012. "To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(7), pages 1044-1056, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:7:p:1044-1056
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.696091
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