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Transferencias Condicionales Y Políticas De Acción Afirmativa En Latinoamérica: La Diferencia Que Políticas De Inclusión Pueden Hacer, Bernd Reiter, Paula A. Lezama

Government and International Affairs Faculty Publications

This article argues that social inclusion policies are economically efficient because social exclusion is too costly in terms of economic growth and social cohesion. To make this point, we analyze different social inclusion policies, particularly those practiced in Brazil and in Colombia. These are crucial because they highlight the racial dimension of exclusion and the corresponding economic contribution of Affirmative Action policies (AAs) to sustained economic growth and development. Central to social policies aiming at inclusion are educational policies because they render the highest economic medium and long-term return. To demonstrate this effect, we analyzeConditional Cash Transfers (CCTs), a Brazilian …