Anti-Hunger Policy in Brazil and Venezuela: A Comparative Historical Study

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  • March 20, 2019
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  • Bither-Terry, Russell
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
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  • Hunger remains a problem in Latin America. This thesis compares the approaches taken by Brazil and Venezuela to combating it, focusing on each country's largest anti-hunger program: the Fome Zero program of conditional cash transfers to low income households in Brazil, and the Misión Mercal program of subsidized food in local public grocery stores in Venezuela. Both programs came about because Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Brazilian President Lula represent sectors of society long marginalized from the political process - the urban and rural poor who seek programs to reduce poverty and promote economic equality. Brazil chose its approach due to limited resources, the need to appease international capital, and a fragmented party system. Venezuela chose its approach because of greater access to revenue, reduced state capacity, and an ideology focused on developing an alternative to capitalism (the Endogenous Model) dependent on local social organization.
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  • October 19, 2010

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