Resumen

GONZALEZ R, Marino J. Reflections of Jose Maria Bengoa on poverty: contributions from a conference at Universidad Simón Bolívar. An Venez Nutr [online]. 2014, vol.27, n.1, pp.214-217. ISSN 0798-0752.

The paper reviews the conceptions of Jose Maria Bengoa on poverty. Firstly, the analysis takes into account the initial reflections of Bengoa on poverty published in his seminal work “Medicina Social en el medio rural venezolano” in 1940. In this publication, Bengoa presents his first interpretations on the characteristics of poverty, especially those associated with family income. In the next section, the paper analyzes the contents presented by Bengoa in a conference at USB in 1990. In the conference, Bengoa points out the relevant features of the evolution of poverty in the context of Latin America and Venezuela and proposes alternatives to improve the design of programs in this area of social policy. Finally, the paper presents major implications for action in the current social policy agenda in Venezuela.

Palabras clave : poverty; social policy; familiar allocations; government programs; decentralization.

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