On March 1, President @mauriciomacri announced a 46% increase in the Asignación Universal por Hijo conditional cash transfer program. But the Casa Rosada said today it was also addressing poverty through investments in barrios populares (shantytowns) and basic infrastructure. 2/
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"Sabíamos que el camino no iba a ser fácil ni lineal," the Casa Rosada said, aware that President Mauricio Macri's "pobreza cero" has become an election year liability. 3/
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#Argentina's anti-poverty efforts, and the political implications, in@LATAMProg's newsletter, the#WeeklyAsado, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/weekly_asado_2019.02.22.pdf …. Subscribe here, https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/YQcpNdU-sU-dusDkAOYDtw2 …. 4/Show this thread
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