Development, democracy, and welfare states : Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe /

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Comparing the welfare states of Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, the authors trace the origins of social policy in these regions to political changes in the mid-20th century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and glo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haggard, Stephan
Otros Autores: Kaufman, Robert R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Welfare state > Latin America.
Welfare state > East Asia.
Welfare state > Europe, Eastern.
État providence > Amérique latine.
État providence > Europe de l'Est.
71.80 social policy: general.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Histoire sociale.
Securite sociale.
Etat providence.
Democratie.
Politique sociale.
Developpement economique et social.
Welfare state.
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Sociale politiek.
Verzorgingsstaat.
Economische ontwikkeling.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Europe orientale.
Extrême-Orient.
Amerique latine.
East Asia.
Eastern Europe.
Latin America.
Osteuropa
Ostasien
Lateinamerika
Lateinamerika.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: towards a political economy of social policy
  • The historical origins of welfare systems, 1945-80
  • Social policy in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, 1945-1980: an overview
  • The expansion of welfare commitments in Latin America, 1945-80
  • The evolution of social contracts in East Asia, 1950-80
  • Building the socialist welfare state: the expansion of welfare commitments in Eastern Europe
  • Democratization, economic crisis, and welfare reform, 1980-2005
  • The political economy of welfare reform
  • Democracy, growth and the evolution of social contracts in East Asia, 1980-2005
  • Democracy, economic crisis and social policy in Latin America, 1980-2005
  • The legacy of the socialist welfare state, 1990-2005
  • Conclusion: Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the theory of the welfare state
  • Appendix 1. cross-national empirical studies of the effects of democracy on social policy and social outcomes
  • Appendix 2. fiscal federalism and social spending in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe
  • Appendix 3. a cross-section model of social policy and outcomes in middle-income countries, 1973-1980
  • Appendix 4. regime-coding rules
  • Appendix 5. a cross-section, time-series model of social spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1980-2000
  • Appendix 6. social security, health and education expenditure in East Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, 1980-2005
  • References.

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