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In person icon Welfare Politics in (Upper) Middle-Income Countries

Development
Government
Social Policy
Welfare State
P547
Gibrán Cruz-Martínez
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Abstract

This panel examines the complex dynamics of welfare politics in (upper) middle-income countries, offering fresh theoretical and empirical insights across diverse contexts. The panel investigates several key themes: the strategic use of social policy for political control, the tension between developmental aims and welfare provision, the role of knowledge communities in policy formation, and the political mechanisms enabling equity-enhancing reforms. Together, these papers contribute to our understanding of welfare state development beyond traditional OECD frameworks, highlighting how middle-income countries grapple with distinct patterns of social protection amid rapid social and economic change.

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