A tese dedica-se ao estudo comparado sobre as mudanças na dinâmica federativa ocorrida no Brasil e Argentina com os governos de centro-esquerda, a partir da análise dos desenhos de formulação e implementação de programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social. Sustenta-se que novas formas de coordenação federativa surgem com esses governos, na medida em que os mesmos priorizam tais políticas sociais como parte estratégica dos seus projetos de desenvolvimento. Recuam assim ao modelo focalizado e descentralizador adotado nas décadas anteriores. Do ponto de vista teórico, se por um lado se considera a influência das trajetórias institucionais federativas prévias, forjadas em cada país, nos desenhos mais centralizados e descentralizados de formulação e implementação de políticas públicas, a tese defendida é que tais estruturas foram afetadas por os processos econômicos e políticos globais considerando a condição de periferia dos países latino-americanos. Em termos metodológicos, foram reconstruídas e comparadas as trajetórias federativas dos dois países em um longo percurso histórico, buscando entender as diferenças e similitudes nesse processo. Para análise das mudanças no período recente, foram observados os programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social formulados e implementados pelos governos nacionais de Brasil e Argentina em dois períodos históricos: na década de 1990 e nos anos 2000, a fim de identificar as diferenças nos desenhos decisórios e de implementação. Os achados da pesquisa demonstram que houve um processo de maior centralização e coordenação federal dessas políticas em nível nacional. / The thesis is dedicated to the comparative study on the changes in the formulation and implementation of programs of Combating poverty and social assistance. It is argued that new forms of federative coordination arise with these governments, insofar as they prioritize such social policies as a strategic part of their development projects. They revert as a focused and decentralized model adopted in previous sources. The theoretical point of view, the point of view on the influence of the previous federative institutional trajectories, for the projects in each country, the more centralized and decentralized drawings of the formulation and implementation of public policies, Global economic and political processes considering a peripheral condition Of Latin American countries. In methodological terms, they were reconstructed and compared as federative trajectories of two countries in a long historical period, trying to understand how differences and similarities in this process. In order to analyze the changes in the recent period, the programs to combat poverty and social assistance formulated and implemented by the governments of Brazil and Argentina were observed in two periods: in the 1990s and in the 2000s, Decision and implementation design. The research findings demonstrated that there was a process of greater centralization and federal policy coordination at the national level.

<p>This master’s paper first presents some of the principal theories and concepts developed by the poverty researchers Rowntree, Titmuss, Townsend, Sen and Lister. These theoretical frameworks are then related to two documents from the EU and Sweden concerning combating poverty and social exclusion, bearing on the establishment of the ‘Year 2010 against Poverty’. Finally, I discuss the value in practice of these theories and policy documents, as regards reducing poverty in Europe.</p><p>It has become clear in this investigation that the theories and concepts from earlier research are still relevant to the formulation of contemporary policy programmes, and that earlier research helps us to avoid old traps in fighting poverty. Central terms, perspectives and theories in this thesis are ‘absolute’ and ‘relative’ poverty, inequality of social structures, human rights and wellbeing, the capability for overcoming poverty, the multidimensional nature of poverty, and the need for a future woman-friendly and cosmopolitan citizenship. The two policy documents contain different perspectives; such as rights, gender equality, integration and accessibility perspectives, together with the underlying empowerment perspective. In addition, the multidimensional nature of poverty is strongly emphasised. Policy documents have a limitation to their political and economic frames, and in order to avoid this, researchers should have a more active involvement in policy formulation, basically as in the case of official inquiries. Goal-oriented cooperation between policy, research and poor people themselves is crucial to achieving the reduction of poverty in Europe.</p>

This master’s paper first presents some of the principal theories and concepts developed by the poverty researchers Rowntree, Titmuss, Townsend, Sen and Lister. These theoretical frameworks are then related to two documents from the EU and Sweden concerning combating poverty and social exclusion, bearing on the establishment of the ‘Year 2010 against Poverty’. Finally, I discuss the value in practice of these theories and policy documents, as regards reducing poverty in Europe. It has become clear in this investigation that the theories and concepts from earlier research are still relevant to the formulation of contemporary policy programmes, and that earlier research helps us to avoid old traps in fighting poverty. Central terms, perspectives and theories in this thesis are ‘absolute’ and ‘relative’ poverty, inequality of social structures, human rights and wellbeing, the capability for overcoming poverty, the multidimensional nature of poverty, and the need for a future woman-friendly and cosmopolitan citizenship. The two policy documents contain different perspectives; such as rights, gender equality, integration and accessibility perspectives, together with the underlying empowerment perspective. In addition, the multidimensional nature of poverty is strongly emphasised. Policy documents have a limitation to their political and economic frames, and in order to avoid this, researchers should have a more active involvement in policy formulation, basically as in the case of official inquiries. Goal-oriented cooperation between policy, research and poor people themselves is crucial to achieving the reduction of poverty in Europe.

A tese dedica-se ao estudo comparado sobre as mudanças na dinâmica federativa ocorrida no Brasil e Argentina com os governos de centro-esquerda, a partir da análise dos desenhos de formulação e implementação de programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social. Sustenta-se que novas formas de coordenação federativa surgem com esses governos, na medida em que os mesmos priorizam tais políticas sociais como parte estratégica dos seus projetos de desenvolvimento. Recuam assim ao modelo focalizado e descentralizador adotado nas décadas anteriores. Do ponto de vista teórico, se por um lado se considera a influência das trajetórias institucionais federativas prévias, forjadas em cada país, nos desenhos mais centralizados e descentralizados de formulação e implementação de políticas públicas, a tese defendida é que tais estruturas foram afetadas por os processos econômicos e políticos globais considerando a condição de periferia dos países latino-americanos. Em termos metodológicos, foram reconstruídas e comparadas as trajetórias federativas dos dois países em um longo percurso histórico, buscando entender as diferenças e similitudes nesse processo. Para análise das mudanças no período recente, foram observados os programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social formulados e implementados pelos governos nacionais de Brasil e Argentina em dois períodos históricos: na década de 1990 e nos anos 2000, a fim de identificar as diferenças nos desenhos decisórios e de implementação. Os achados da pesquisa demonstram que houve um processo de maior centralização e coordenação federal dessas políticas em nível nacional. / The thesis is dedicated to the comparative study on the changes in the formulation and implementation of programs of Combating poverty and social assistance. It is argued that new forms of federative coordination arise with these governments, insofar as they prioritize such social policies as a strategic part of their development projects. They revert as a focused and decentralized model adopted in previous sources. The theoretical point of view, the point of view on the influence of the previous federative institutional trajectories, for the projects in each country, the more centralized and decentralized drawings of the formulation and implementation of public policies, Global economic and political processes considering a peripheral condition Of Latin American countries. In methodological terms, they were reconstructed and compared as federative trajectories of two countries in a long historical period, trying to understand how differences and similarities in this process. In order to analyze the changes in the recent period, the programs to combat poverty and social assistance formulated and implemented by the governments of Brazil and Argentina were observed in two periods: in the 1990s and in the 2000s, Decision and implementation design. The research findings demonstrated that there was a process of greater centralization and federal policy coordination at the national level.

A tese dedica-se ao estudo comparado sobre as mudanças na dinâmica federativa ocorrida no Brasil e Argentina com os governos de centro-esquerda, a partir da análise dos desenhos de formulação e implementação de programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social. Sustenta-se que novas formas de coordenação federativa surgem com esses governos, na medida em que os mesmos priorizam tais políticas sociais como parte estratégica dos seus projetos de desenvolvimento. Recuam assim ao modelo focalizado e descentralizador adotado nas décadas anteriores. Do ponto de vista teórico, se por um lado se considera a influência das trajetórias institucionais federativas prévias, forjadas em cada país, nos desenhos mais centralizados e descentralizados de formulação e implementação de políticas públicas, a tese defendida é que tais estruturas foram afetadas por os processos econômicos e políticos globais considerando a condição de periferia dos países latino-americanos. Em termos metodológicos, foram reconstruídas e comparadas as trajetórias federativas dos dois países em um longo percurso histórico, buscando entender as diferenças e similitudes nesse processo. Para análise das mudanças no período recente, foram observados os programas de combate à pobreza e assistência social formulados e implementados pelos governos nacionais de Brasil e Argentina em dois períodos históricos: na década de 1990 e nos anos 2000, a fim de identificar as diferenças nos desenhos decisórios e de implementação. Os achados da pesquisa demonstram que houve um processo de maior centralização e coordenação federal dessas políticas em nível nacional. / The thesis is dedicated to the comparative study on the changes in the formulation and implementation of programs of Combating poverty and social assistance. It is argued that new forms of federative coordination arise with these governments, insofar as they prioritize such social policies as a strategic part of their development projects. They revert as a focused and decentralized model adopted in previous sources. The theoretical point of view, the point of view on the influence of the previous federative institutional trajectories, for the projects in each country, the more centralized and decentralized drawings of the formulation and implementation of public policies, Global economic and political processes considering a peripheral condition Of Latin American countries. In methodological terms, they were reconstructed and compared as federative trajectories of two countries in a long historical period, trying to understand how differences and similarities in this process. In order to analyze the changes in the recent period, the programs to combat poverty and social assistance formulated and implemented by the governments of Brazil and Argentina were observed in two periods: in the 1990s and in the 2000s, Decision and implementation design. The research findings demonstrated that there was a process of greater centralization and federal policy coordination at the national level.