Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 Politics of Social Policy in Decentralized Countries; CCTs, Health Policies, and Why They Matter; Subnational Variation in Social Policy Implementation; The Argument in Brief; Alternative Explanations and Contributions to the Literature; Methodology, Research Design, and Selection of Cases; Book Overview; 2 Explaining Social Policy Implementation; Theoretical Framework; Attribution of Responsibility or "Whom Should I Thank?"; Political Alignments
Policy LegaciesTerritorial Infrastructure; The Indirect Role of Subnational Regime Type; Conclusions; 3 Mixed Methods and Multilevel Research Design; Definition and Measurement of the Dependent Variable; MIXED METHODS Research Design; Multilevel Case Selection; Conclusions; 4 Subnational Statistical Analysis; Variables and Operationalization; Statistical Techniques and Robustness Tests; Results: Determinants of Social Policy Implementation; Conclusions; 5 Conditional Cash Transfers in Argentina and Brazil; Asignación Universal por Hijo in Argentina; Bolsa Família in Brazil; Conclusions
6 Health Care Policies in Argentina and BrazilEstratégia Saúde da Família in Brazil; Plan Nacer in Argentina; Conclusions; 7 Conclusions; Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; Beyond Argentina and Brazil; Issues for Future Research; References; Interviews; Index
Summary
Social policies can transform the lives of the poor, yet subnational politics and state capacity often inhibit their success
