{"product_id":"money-from-the-government-in-latin-america-conditional-cash-transfer-programs-and-rural-lives-paperback","title":"Money from the Government in Latin America: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs and Rural Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Elisa Balen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Fotta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been almost two decades since conditional cash transfer programs first appeared on the agendas of multilateral agencies and politicians. Latin America has often been used as a testing ground for these programs, which consist of transfers of money to subsections of the population upon meeting certain conditions, such as sending their children to school or having them vaccinated. \u003ci\u003eMoney from the Government in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e takes a comparative view of the effects of this regular transfer of money, which comes with obligations, on rural communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a variety of data, taken from different disciplinary perspectives, these chapters help to build an understanding of the place of conditional cash transfer programsin rural families and households, in individuals' aspirations and visions, in communities' relationships to urban areas, and in the overall character of these rural societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith case studies from Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Colombia, this book will interest scholars and researchers of Latin American anthropology, sociology, development, economics and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Elisa Balen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Researcher at the Grupo de Protección Social in the Universidad Nacional de Colombia's Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo, Colombia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Fotta\u003c\/strong\u003e is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159301165191,"sku":"9781032178509","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e9cfc6297d5a6580a4f1646a8ce54c4a.webp?v=1733265578","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/money-from-the-government-in-latin-america-conditional-cash-transfer-programs-and-rural-lives-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}