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S2 Ep18: Progresa's legacy, 20 years on

May 04, 202214 minSeason 2Ep. 18
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Progresa was the groundbreaking and much-copied cash transfer program created by the Mexican government in 1997. Literally millions of children benefited from it. But are they still feeling that benefit? Karen Macours tells Tim Phillips about how a group of economists tracked down the first Progresa generation, and what they discovered.
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