Pobreza monetaria : un análisis a las transferencias monetarias condicionadas como mecanismo para superar la pobreza monetaria en la población joven

Abstract

This paper analyzes the monetary poverty of the young population in Colombia, from the perspective of different theorists who explore the relationship between poverty and development, in order to investigate the effects of Conditional Cash Transfer programs, such as the "Jóvenes en Acción" program, on this problem in Colombia, based on information available from DANE. This analysis shows that a Conditional Cash Transfer model, specifically in the case study of the "Jóvenes en Acción" program, does not have a major impact on the reduction of unemployment or poverty figures, for two main reasons: 1) It is not focused on the largest young population group in a state of vulnerability or poverty with educational difficulties, which are those who do not complete the basic school cycle to obtain a high school diploma. 2) The population classification model to which these resources should be directed has shortcomings, given that a large part of the resources do not end up being received by the population in a state of vulnerability or poverty. These two reasons or flaws are in turn the two minimum requirements for accessing the "Jóvenes en Acción" program, and since there are flaws that do not allow the young population in a state of vulnerability or poverty to access them, the "social and labor insertion" sought by the program does not occur.