Recorded January 31, 2005
Below is the original description of the event.
Mexico has been a pioneer in launching ambitious social programs to assist the poor, which are currently coordinated in the Contigo strategy. These programs have been quite effective in meeting basic needs, particularly among the poorest. However, they have been less successful in raising income through productive employment and micro-enterprises. Prof. de Janvry will discuss the reasons for these contradictory achievements and explore ways in which social and income-generating programs could be made complementary.
Alain de Janvry is an economist working on international economic development, with expertise principally in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle-East and the Indian subcontinent. Fields of work include: poverty analysis, rural development, quantitative analysis of development policies, impact analysis of social programs, technological innovations in agriculture and the management of common property resources.