The politics of healthcare expansion : policy reform and political parties in Latin America / Zoila Ponce de León

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponce de León Seijas, Zoila, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health care reform--Latin America.

Health care reform.

Medical policy--Chile.

Medical policy.

Medical policy--Mexico.

Medical policy--Peru.

Public health--Political aspects--Latin America.

Public health.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Latin America.

Public health--Political aspects.

Chile.

Mexico.

Peru.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Combining compelling field research with sharp analysis, The Politics of Healthcare Expansion unravels why efforts to expand equitable healthcare so often fall short – and why some succeed. Through comparative case studies from Chile, Mexico, and Peru, this book reveals how political party commitment, or the lack of it, shapes the design, implementation, and sustainability of healthcare reform. Moving beyond ideology, it demonstrates the crucial role of programmatic party engagement and analyzes the impact of technocrats and external actors when political parties are weak or disengaged. With timely lessons highlighted by the region's COVID-19 experience, this book offers rigorous insights and practical implications for anyone seeking to understand or influence social policy reform in emerging democracies"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Social policy reform in new democracies

Political parties and programmatic commitment in the expansion of healthcare in post-neoliberal Latin America

Two paths to reform : political parties and technocrats in Latin American healthcare policy

When parties care : healthcare reform and programmatic commitment in Chile

Healthcare reform by outsiders in Mexico

Healthcare reform without parties in Peru

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 15, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Ponce de León Seijas, Zoila Politics of healthcare expansion

ISBN:

9781009788403

100978840X

OCLC:

1572698182

Publisher Number:

CIPO000404230

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license