Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCT) spread across Latin America beginning in the mid-1990s. By 2010, 17 countries in the region had implemented some sort of CCT program. The academic literature identifies diverse mechanisms of diffusion to understand the logic behind the process, however more d...

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Autor principal: Osorio Gonnet, Cecilia
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2015
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1540
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description Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCT) spread across Latin America beginning in the mid-1990s. By 2010, 17 countries in the region had implemented some sort of CCT program. The academic literature identifies diverse mechanisms of diffusion to understand the logic behind the process, however more disussion is still required about the various aspects of the diffusion process and how to treat them in empirical analysis. This article attempts to identify the characteristics and the operationalization of the various difussion mechanisms of the CCT program: emulation, learning and coercion. These aspects are analyzed through a qualitative case study of the formulation of Chile’s CTT program, Chile Solidario. The conclusions consider the contribution of this proposal and discuss the future challenges in analyzing difussion processes that help us to understand broader changes in public policies in the region.
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spelling iconos-article-15402024-04-24T15:47:04Z Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case Mecanismos de difusión de los Programas de Transferencia Condicionada en América Latina. El caso chileno Mecanismos de difusão dos Programas de Transferência Condicional na América Latina. O caso chileno Osorio Gonnet, Cecilia Políticas sociais difusão programas de transferências condicionais mecanismos de difusão. Políticas sociales difusión programas de transferencias condicionadas mecanismos de difusión. Social policies difussion conditional cash transfer program difussion mechanisms Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCT) spread across Latin America beginning in the mid-1990s. By 2010, 17 countries in the region had implemented some sort of CCT program. The academic literature identifies diverse mechanisms of diffusion to understand the logic behind the process, however more disussion is still required about the various aspects of the diffusion process and how to treat them in empirical analysis. This article attempts to identify the characteristics and the operationalization of the various difussion mechanisms of the CCT program: emulation, learning and coercion. These aspects are analyzed through a qualitative case study of the formulation of Chile’s CTT program, Chile Solidario. The conclusions consider the contribution of this proposal and discuss the future challenges in analyzing difussion processes that help us to understand broader changes in public policies in the region. Los Programas de Transferencia Condicionada (PTC) se difundieron en América Latina desde mediados de 1990, y para el año 2010, 17 países de la región ya los habían implementado. La literatura científica presenta diversos mecanismos de difusión para comprender la lógica de este proceso, no obstante, se requiere mayor discusión sobre sus componentes y cómo abordarlos en el análisis empírico. Se presenta entonces una propuesta que avanza en identificar las características y en la operacionalización de los mecanismos de difusión de emulación, aprendizaje y coerción. Esta es testeada cualitativamente en el caso del proceso de formulación del programa Chile Solidario. Las conclusiones recogen el aporte de esta propuesta y se discuten los desafíos pendientes para continuar analizando procesos de difusión que permitan comprender los cambios de políticas públicas en la región. Os Programas de Transferência Condicional (PTC) difundiram-se na América Latina desde mediados de 1990, e para o ano 2010, 17 países da região já os havia implementado. A literatura científica apresenta diversos mecanismos de difusão para compreender a lógica deste processo, entretanto, requer-se maior discussão sobre seus componentes e como abordá-los na análise empírica. Apresenta-se, assim, uma proposta que avança em identificar as características e na operacionalização dos mecanismos de difusão de emulação, aprendizado e coerção. Esta é testada qualitativamente no caso do processo de formulação do programa Chile Solidário. As conclusões recolhem a contribuição desta proposta e discutem os desafios pendentes para continuar analisando processos de difusão que permitam compreender as mudanças de políticas públicas na região. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2015-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1540 10.17141/iconos.53.2015.1540 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 53 (2015): Dossier: Cambio de políticas públicas en América Latina; 31-48 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 53 (2015): Dossiê: Mudança das políticas públicas na América Latina; 31-48 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 53 (2015): Dossier: Public policy changes in Latin America; 31-48 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1540/1341 Derechos de autor 2015 Cecilia Osorio Gonnet https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES
spellingShingle Osorio Gonnet, Cecilia
Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title_full Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title_fullStr Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title_full_unstemmed Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title_short Mechanisms of Diffusion for Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America. The Chilean Case
title_sort mechanisms of diffusion for conditional cash transfer programs in latin america. the chilean case
url https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1540