'Bolsa Familia' boosts families in Brazil
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 08:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Can Brazil's local governments run a federal income-supplement program without political interference? Yes, they can, says Natasha Borges Sugiyama, a UWM assistant professor of political science, who has been studying the political impact of Brazil's "Bolsa Família" (Family Grant), a program designed to alleviate poverty and develop human potential. The program gives cash grants to mothers in exchange for making sure their children go to school and get regular medical checkups and immunizations.