Contentious Welfare in Brazil

• In Event: Violence in Latin America

Brief Overview

The paper argues that the implementation of social assistance can be seen as a containment strategy, pursued to combat crime, violence and protest in large urban centers.

Authors

• Gabriela Ramalho Ramalho Tafoya, University of Connecticut

• Erdem Yoruk, Koç university

• Cagri Yoltar, Koc University