Resumen

PLIEGO CARRASCO, Fernando. Las políticas de combate a la pobreza en México y sus efectos en la elección presidencial de 2006: ¿coacción del voto o justicia social?. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2006, vol.48, n.198, pp.13-50. ISSN 0185-1918.

In the present paper, the author explores the hypothesis of a political antidemocratic use of former Mexican president Vicente Fox's government's social programs against poverty to favour candidate Felipe Calderón in the electoral competition for the Mexican presidency in July 2006. Through the application of a rigorous methodology, the author analizes the distribution of the vote in those areas of the country that most benefited from the federal programs against poverty, such as the Local Development Program "Micro-regions", the Program of Human Development "Opportunities", Rural Homing, Temporal Jobs and Elderly Care in Rural Areas. The author reaches a striking conclusion: there is no evidence of the political use of these social programs to benefit Calderon and damage López Obrador.

Palabras llave : programas sociales de combate a la pobreza; elección presidencial del 2 de julio de 2006.