Estrategias de proximidad en las políticas asistenciales en Uruguay

Abstract

Access to well-being implemented in Uruguay in the last 15 years prioritizes lines of universalization and targeting with the aim of incorporating the vulnerable population into universal devices and formal work. From documentary sources and 60 interviews conducted in 4 programs focused on extreme poverty, the article reveals how these «proximity strategies» —with availability of listening and accompaniment, but limited materiality available to respond to the needs of the population—, can lead to small changes in people's daily lives, are insufficient in relation to their purposes of social inclusion.