Santiago Levy

former official, Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

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Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank; former official in the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, he was the main architect of the Oportunidades program

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Welfare reform was designed to put poor people to work, but it has not ended what's called "the culture of poverty," handed down through generations.

Will the 'Nanny State' Be Replaced by the 'Daddy State?'

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