Truncated welfare states in Latin America dampen support for redistribution.
In Latin America, social policies don't help the poor as much as in other countries. This makes the poor less likely to support redistribution of wealth. The way social programs are set up in Latin America makes it hard for the poor to benefit from them. This leads to doubts about whether redistribution will actually help them. The study shows that when social policies exclude the poor, they are less likely to support efforts to redistribute wealth. To increase support for redistribution, changes are needed in the way social programs are designed to include the poor more effectively.