The political economy of the welfare state in Latin America : globalization, democracy, and development / Alex Segura-Ubiergo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segura-Ubiergo, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--Latin America.

Welfare state.

Welfare state--Latin America--Case studies.

Public welfare--Latin America.

Public welfare.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Latin America.

Globalization.

Democratization--Latin America.

Democratization.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, published in 2007, was 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 processes of globalization and democratization. The book focuses on Latin America to identify factors associated with the evolution of welfare state policies during the pre-globalization period prior to 1979, whilst studying how globalization and democratization have affected governments' fiscal commitment to social spending. In contrast with the Western European experience, more developed welfare systems evolved in countries relatively closed to international trade, while the recent process of globalization that has swept the region has put substantial downward pressure on social security expenditures. Health and education spending has been relatively protected from greater exposure to international markets and has actually increased substantially with the shift to democracy.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-304) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18022-8

1-280-91747-4

9786610917471

0-511-30195-2

0-511-29006-3

0-511-29066-7

0-511-28880-8

0-511-51098-5

0-511-28948-0

OCLC:

476097477