Social Policies and Changes in the Household Reproductive Balance in Argentina

The article addresses the role of social policy in the regulation of household socio-economic reproduction. Adopting both a structuralist approach to socioeconomic inequality and a political economy perspective on state social intervention, the article analyzes and compares the coverage and economic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Poy, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Sociológicos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/1869
Acceso en línea:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1869
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:social policy
household income
households’ reproduction
poverty
políticas sociales
ingresos familiares
reproducción de los hogares
pobreza
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Sumario:The article addresses the role of social policy in the regulation of household socio-economic reproduction. Adopting both a structuralist approach to socioeconomic inequality and a political economy perspective on state social intervention, the article analyzes and compares the coverage and economic effects of social policy instruments on the reproductive balance of households with different economic positions in Argentina between 2003 and 2014. Using a quantitative design based on microdata from the Permanent Household Survey, the article shows that social policy instruments increased their importance in the reproductive balance of households whose labor force was engaged in the informal sector or precarious employment, but that given the prevailing employment conditions, they did not suffice to exclude them from the risk of inadequate reproduction.