PROGRESA and Its Impacts on the Welfare of Rural Households in Mexico

PROGRESA and Its Impacts on the Welfare of Rural Households in Mexico
ISBN-10
0896291421
ISBN-13
9780896291423
Category
Social Science
Pages
98
Language
English
Published
2005-01-01
Publisher
Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Author
Emmanuel Skoufias

Description

PROGRESA is one of the Mexican government's major programs aimed at developing the human capital of poor households. In early 1998, IFPRI was asked to assist Mexico's government to determine if PROGRESA was functioning as it was intended to. This research report synthesizes IFPRI's findings about PROGRESA's impact and operation. The majority of IFPRI's findings suggest that PROGRESA's combination of education, health, and nutrition interventions into one integrated package has had a significant positive impact on the welfare and human capital of poor rural families. The report will interest researchers, policymakers, and advisers seeking a better sense of the basic elements of a program that can be effective in alleviating poverty in the short and long run.

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