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Welfare and party politics in Latin America /

Systems of social protection can provide crucial assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society, but not all systems are created equally. In Latin America, social policies have historically exhibited large gaps in coverage and high levels of inequality in benefit size. Since the lat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pribble, Jennifer E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of figures and tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms
  • From special privilege to social rights : universalism in social policy
  • Creating universalistic social policy : the role of policy legacies, electoral competition, and party character
  • Healthcare reform in Chile and Uruguay
  • Social assistance reform in Chile and Uruguay
  • Education reform in Chile and Uruguay
  • Party character in Chile and Uruguay
  • Slow progress toward universalism : Argentina and Venezuela in comparative perspective
  • Latin America's left parties and the politics of poverty and inequality
  • References
  • List of interviews
  • Index.