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The political economy of the welfare state in Latin America : globalization, democracy, and development /
"This book is one of the first attempts to analyze how developing countries through the early twenty-first century have established systems of social protection and how these systems have been affected by the recent processes of globalization and democratization. The book focuses on Latin Ameri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- The historical evolution of welfare systems in Latin America
- Theoretical framework and main hypotheses
- Determinants of social spending in Latin America
- Chile : a classic Latin American welfare state under authoritarian stress (1973-1989) and democratic reinvention (1990-2000)
- Costa Rica : globalization, gradual reform, and the politics of compensation, 1973-2002
- Peru : political instability, regime change and late economic reform in a (non)-welfare state, 1973-2000
- Conclusion : summary and final reflections on the sustainability and effectiveness of Latin American welfare systems.