The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations

Since 1997 Mexico has provided poor families with cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and regular clinic attendance, as well as in-kind health benefits and nutritional supplements, through the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA). Unlike previous social pr...

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Autores principales: Adato, Michelle, de la Briere, Benedicte, Mindek, Dubravka, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157527
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author Adato, Michelle
de la Briere, Benedicte
Mindek, Dubravka
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description Since 1997 Mexico has provided poor families with cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and regular clinic attendance, as well as in-kind health benefits and nutritional supplements, through the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA). Unlike previous social programs in Mexico, this nationwide antipoverty program targets transfers to the mother of the family. Planners deliberately decided to give transfers directly to the mother because of the growing literature that finds that resources controlled by women are more likely to be manifested in greater improvements in child health and nutrition than resources controlled by men.
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spelling CGSpace1575272025-04-08T18:26:10Z The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations Adato, Michelle de la Briere, Benedicte Mindek, Dubravka Quisumbing, Agnes R. property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children impact assessment Since 1997 Mexico has provided poor families with cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and regular clinic attendance, as well as in-kind health benefits and nutritional supplements, through the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA). Unlike previous social programs in Mexico, this nationwide antipoverty program targets transfers to the mother of the family. Planners deliberately decided to give transfers directly to the mother because of the growing literature that finds that resources controlled by women are more likely to be manifested in greater improvements in child health and nutrition than resources controlled by men. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:33Z 2024-10-24T12:50:33Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157527 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Adato, Michelle; de la Brière, Bénédicte; Mindek, Dubravka; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2003. The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 30. Pp. 213-218. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157527
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women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
impact assessment
Adato, Michelle
de la Briere, Benedicte
Mindek, Dubravka
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations
title The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations
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title_short The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations
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topic property
women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
impact assessment
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