An article I authored examining Mexico's “Oportunidades” anti-poverty initiative and its influence on New York City's new “Opportunity NYC” program, is featured on the Foreign Policy Association's website. Oportunidades is Mexico's conditional cash transfer program that has had considerable success in addressing poverty over the past ten years. Now, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has introduced “Opportunity NYC,” based on the same model, which he examined first-hand during a visit to Mexico earlier this year. Click here for the article.
