Political Competition and the Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers in Brazil

Coêlho, Denilson Bandeira

doi:10.1590/s1981-38212012000200003

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“…In Campinas, the Renda Mıńima program shared a similar policy design. Suplicy convinced the mayor of Campinas, José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira of the rival Brazilian Social Democracy Party, to implement a CCT program (Suplicy 2011, Coelho 2012. Although there were differences between the methods for calculating benefits and eligibility criteria, municipalities with different political party administrations quickly emulated these two initiatives throughout the 1990s.…”

Section: Municipal and State Initiatives (1994-1997): The Pro-human Cmentioning

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Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

Tomazini

2017

Critical Policy Studies

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How do new social policies emerge? The literature on developed countries has put forth important assumptions about changes in welfare policies, particularly building on the work of Esping-Andersen. However, discussion of social protection policies in middle-income countries underscores that rising policy innovations derive mostly from exogenous dimensions (external ideas and factors). In examining Mexico's Oportunidades and Brazil's Bolsa Famıĺia, one main question is addressed: What causal mechanisms underlie the rise of policy innovations that are not derived from exogenous dimensions? This article proposes moving beyond the argument in which international influence versus domestic politics are in opposition, and it suggests instead to compare empirical cases in different contexts, specifically by exploring the process of endogenous institutional changes using the example of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs. By exploring recent theoretical contributions to institutional changes, the article identifies two critical aspects: (1) the rise of a dominant advocacy coalition favoring an ideology that promotes human capital as a key factor in the formation of national CCT programs in Brazil and Mexico; and (2) advocacy coalitions achieve similar results in terms of institutional changes in Brazil and Mexico, despite having different strategies and patterns of change. How do new social policies emerge? How can we explain the rise of policy models? The literature on developed countries has put forth important assumptions about changes in welfare policies by grouping social policies into distinct regimes or spheres of the welfare state (Esping-Andersen 1990; Huber and Stephens 2001). However, changes to social protection policies in middleincome countries-particularly in Latin America over the last few decades-present a major challenge for welfare state researchers (Carnes et al. 2007). By making use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) (Sabatier and Jenkins-Smith 1993; Sabatier 1999) and recent theoretical contributions to institutional changes, this article allows for deeper understanding of

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Section: Municipal and State Initiatives (1994-1997): The Pro-human Cmentioning

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Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

Tomazini

2017

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“…Therefore, based on these analytical aspects, specific hypotheses were proposed in order to test the influence of multiple factors on the quality of BFP management. The studies consider that electoral dispute is a determining factor for the behavior of elected politicians, and therefore, it is expected that greater electoral competition results in greater control of policies and incentives for quality public management (Coêlho, 2012;Cavalcante, 2016). Based on this assumption, this study tests the influence of electoral competition on the results of the DMI.…”

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Regras importam: determinantes do controle burocrático no Programa Bolsa Família

Coêlho

Fernandes

2017

Rev. Adm. Pública

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The literature on the Bolsa Família Program has focused on issues such as the impact on poverty and inequality, the effects related to the electoral process and the role of conditionalities. However, the Bolsa Família Program is also associated with a problem of principal-agent relationship, because it requires the effective control of a set of rules for its operation. In the national literature, little has been produced on the effect of formal rules as instruments for political actors' behavioral modeling. The proposal here is to explore the role of the federal and local bureaucracies in public policies management in a highly decentralized federation. In order to test how factors of policy, institutional and geographical nature influence the intersectoral management of the program, the study uses multiple linear regression models for a comparative analysis between about 5.500 cities. The results show that variables such as political competition and regional location positively impact the quality of management. The study concludes that the effective application of rules was crucial to generate institutional learning among actors involved in the policy. Keywords: principal-agent; rules; control; Bolsa Família Program. Regras importam: determinantes do controle burocrático no Programa Bolsa FamíliaA literatura concernente ao Programa Bolsa Família tem focado questões como o impacto sobre a pobreza e a desigualdade, os efeitos relacionados com o processo eleitoral e a função das condicionalidades. Entretanto, o Programa Bolsa Família está também associado a um problema de relação principal-agente, pois requer o controle efetivo de um conjunto de regras para seu funcionamento. Na literatura nacional, pouco se tem produzido sobre o efeito de regras formais como instrumentos de modelagem comportamental dos atores políticos. Propõe-se aqui explorar o papel das burocracias federal e municipal na gestão de políticas públicas em uma federação altamente descentralizada. Para testar como fatores de natureza política, institucional e geográfica influenciam a gestão intersetorial do programa, o estudo usa modelos de regressão linear múltipla para uma análise comparada entre cerca de 5.500 municípios. Os resultados apontam que variáveis como competição política e localização regional impactam positivamente a qualidade da gestão. O estudo conclui que a aplicação efetiva de regras foi determinante para gerar um aprendizado institucional entre os atores da política. Palavras-chave: principal-agente; regras; controle; Programa Bolsa Família. Reglas importan: determinantes de control burocrático en el Programa Bolsa FamiliaLa literatura sobre el Programa Bolsa Familia se ha centrado en cuestiones tales como el impacto sobre la pobreza y la desigualdad, los efectos relacionados con el proceso electoral y el papel de las condicionalidades. Sin embargo, el Programa Bolsa Familia también está asociado con un problema de la relación principal-agente, se requiere un control eficaz de un conjunto de reglas para su funcionamiento. En la li...

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“…Segundo Rogers, difusão pode ser caracterizada como "o processo pelo qual (1) uma inovação (2) é comunicada por certos canais (3) ao longo do tempo (4) entre os membros de um sistema social" (2003, p. 11, tradução nossa). No Brasil, estudos recentes têm apontado a importância de tais mecanismos de aprendizagem e emulação entre os entes federados para adoção de novos programas governamentais (Coelho, 2012;Coelho et al, 2012). Como estamos tratando de mecanismos de coordenação intergovernamental, essas pesquisas não serão observadas neste momento, não obstante, em futuros trabalhos, seus achados possam ser combinados às evidências indicadas aqui.…”

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Entre cooperação e centralização: Federalismo e políticas sociais no Brasil Pós-1988

Machado¹,

Palotti²

2015

Rev. bras. Ci. Soc.

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Political Competition and the Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers in Brazil

Cited by 30 publications

References 33 publications

Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico

Regras importam: determinantes do controle burocrático no Programa Bolsa Família

Entre cooperação e centralização: Federalismo e políticas sociais no Brasil Pós-1988

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