Susan Parker contributes to WSJ story on Mexico's Prospera program
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Juan Montes and Santiago Pérez examine the impacts of a Mexican government decision to shutter a long-established support for the poor, Prospera, and replace it with a broader support program targeted to voting-age adults.
MPRC Associate Director Susan Parker told the authors that Prospera, which gives support to poor families with the expectation that children go to school and have regular health checkups, was copied by over 30 countries. "This was an innovation for the world, not just Mexico," she said. Eliminating it seemed "unthinkable," she added.
See the complete Wall Street Journal story
Mexico’s President Revamps Welfare, Handing Out Cash to Millions, Wall Street Journal, Susan Parker, September 3, 2021