Welfare and party politics in Latin America / Jennifer Pribble, University of Richmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pribble, Jennifer E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Latin America--History--21st century.

Political parties.

Latin America--Social conditions--21st century.

Latin America.

Latin America--Social policy--21st century.

Latin America--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Welfare & Party Politics in Latin America

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 late 1990s, countries in this region have begun to grapple with these challenges, enacting a series of reforms to healthcare, social assistance and education policy. While some of these initiatives have moved in a universal direction, others have maintained existing segmentation or moved in a regressive direction. Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America explores this variation in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela, finding that the design of previous policies, the intensity of electoral competition, and the character of political parties all influence the nature of contemporary social policy reform in Latin America.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-32697-4

1-107-23747-5

1-107-45988-5

1-107-33507-8

1-107-33265-6

1-139-34329-7

1-107-33673-2

1-107-33341-5

1-299-25753-4

OCLC:

829459929