Book contents
- Persistent Citizens
- Persistent Citizens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Evolution and Contemporary State of Welfare Provision in Brazil and Argentina
- 3 Citizen Perspectives on Seeking Access to the State
- 4 A Theory of the Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 5 The Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 6 Knowledge of Social Rights as a Source of Entitlement, Indignation, and Self-Efficacy
- 7 Contrasting Patterns of Partisanship and Attitudes toward the State in Brazil and Argentina
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
8 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2026
Book contents
- Persistent Citizens
- Persistent Citizens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Evolution and Contemporary State of Welfare Provision in Brazil and Argentina
- 3 Citizen Perspectives on Seeking Access to the State
- 4 A Theory of the Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 5 The Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 6 Knowledge of Social Rights as a Source of Entitlement, Indignation, and Self-Efficacy
- 7 Contrasting Patterns of Partisanship and Attitudes toward the State in Brazil and Argentina
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
The final chapter of Persistent Citizens summarizes the book’s key contributions. It reaffirms the importance of state-centric persistence as a concept and the value of an attitudinal explanation for variation in citizens’ willingness to persist when seeking access to social programs. The authors discuss the scope conditions of their argument, noting that it is most relevant in "intermediate states" where access to promised benefits is possible but not guaranteed. The chapter concludes by exploring the distributive and normative implications of the findings. It suggests that the need for persistence may have a mixed impact on inequality. The chapter also considers how technological advances and policy changes might affect citizen–state interactions and outlines several areas for future research, including applying the "2ei" framework to domains beyond social welfare.
Keywords
Information
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Persistent CitizensPursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina, pp. 223 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
Accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 AAA
Why this information is here
This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.Accessibility Information
The HTML of this chapter
complies with version 2.2 of the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG), offering more comprehensive accessibility measures for a broad range
of users and attains the highest
(AAA)
level of WCAG compliance, optimising the user experience by meeting the most extensive
accessibility guidelines.
Content Navigation
Table of contents navigation
Allows you to navigate directly to chapters, sections, or non‐text items through a linked table of contents, reducing the need for extensive scrolling.
Allows you to navigate directly to chapters, sections, or non‐text items through a linked table of contents, reducing the need for extensive scrolling.
Index navigation
Provides an interactive index, letting you go straight to where a term or subject appears in the text without manual searching.
Provides an interactive index, letting you go straight to where a term or subject appears in the text without manual searching.
Reading Order & Textual Equivalents
Single logical reading order
You will encounter all content (including footnotes, captions, etc.) in a clear, sequential flow, making it easier to follow with assistive tools like screen readers.
You will encounter all content (including footnotes, captions, etc.) in a clear, sequential flow, making it easier to follow with assistive tools like screen readers.
Short alternative textual descriptions
You get concise descriptions (for images, charts, or media clips), ensuring you do not miss crucial information when visual or audio elements are not accessible.
You get concise descriptions (for images, charts, or media clips), ensuring you do not miss crucial information when visual or audio elements are not accessible.
Full alternative textual descriptions
You get more than just short alt text: you have comprehensive text equivalents, transcripts, captions, or audio descriptions for substantial non‐text content, which is especially helpful for complex visuals or multimedia.
You get more than just short alt text: you have comprehensive text equivalents, transcripts, captions, or audio descriptions for substantial non‐text content, which is especially helpful for complex visuals or multimedia.
Visualised data also available as non-graphical data
You can access graphs or charts in a text or tabular format, so you are not excluded if you cannot process visual displays.
You can access graphs or charts in a text or tabular format, so you are not excluded if you cannot process visual displays.
Visual Accessibility
Use of colour is not sole means of conveying information
You will still understand key ideas or prompts without relying solely on colour, which is especially helpful if you have colour vision deficiencies.
You will still understand key ideas or prompts without relying solely on colour, which is especially helpful if you have colour vision deficiencies.
Use of high contrast between text and background colour
You benefit from high‐contrast text, which improves legibility if you have low vision or if you are reading in less‐than‐ideal lighting conditions.
You benefit from high‐contrast text, which improves legibility if you have low vision or if you are reading in less‐than‐ideal lighting conditions.