Targeted social policies and other more universal forms of social protection have shaped (the shifts in) the politics of popular support in Latin America. Since the early 2000s this has led to a tendency towards the election of left‐leaning governments, stimulating stronger political pressure for more extensive redistribution. Yet despite a wide range of cash transfers, subsidies and other social policies, the ‘post‐neoliberal’ ideal of welfare did not reshape the political and relational powers of citizens in the ways necessary to redress the structural determinants of poverty and inequality across the region. This article reveals a ‘dark side’ of social policy in Latin America, arguing that targeted and precariously funded welfare regimes are creating tensions between the socio‐economic and ecological spheres that undermine inclusive citizenship and democracy.

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拉丁美洲的社会政策，不平等与权利之战

有针对性的社会政策和其他更普遍的社会保护形式已经塑造（转变）了拉丁美洲民众支持的政治。自2000年代初以来，这导致了倾向于左倾政府选举的趋势，从而激发了更大的政治压力，要求进行更广泛的再分配。尽管有各种各样的现金转移，补贴和其他社会政策，但“新自由主义”的福利理念并没有以纠正该地区贫困和不平等的结构性决定因素所必需的方式重塑公民的政治和关系力量。 。本文揭示了拉丁美洲社会政策的“阴暗面”，