Social Development in Latin America: The Politics of Reform

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2000

Social Development in Latin America

The Politics of Reform

Edited by: Joseph S. Tulchin and Allison M. Garland

In the series Woodrow Wilson Center Current Studies on Latin America

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850074

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While previous analyses of public-sector reform efforts in Latin America have focused largely on strategies to redefine the role of the state in the economy, there is a growing realization that social reform—addressing such issues as poverty, inequality, and unemployment—is a condition on which economic and political stability rest. This volume provides a wide-ranging analysis of social- welfare reform in the region, examining in particular the politics involved in implementing difficult and controversial social policies that often pit the middle strata of society, represented by powerful stakeholders, against the poor.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
1 The Politics and Administration of Social Development in Latin America Allison M. Garland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1 SOCIAL POLICY REFORM IN LATIN AMERICA
2 The Social Agenda and the Politics of Reform in Latin America Merilee S. Grindle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 Reforming Social Sector Governance: A Political Perspective Joan M. Nelson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
4 From Safety Nets to Social Sector Reform: Lessons from the Developing Countries for the Transition Economies1 Carol Graham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5 Safety Nets and Service Delivery: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? Judith Tendler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
PART 2 CASE STUDIES
6 Overcoming Poverty in Chile Dagmar Raczynski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7 Chile: The Dark Side of a Successful Housing Policy María Elena Ducei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8 What Significance Hath Reform? The View from the Mexican Barrio Susan Eckstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
9 The Social Consequences of Political Reforms: Decentralization and Social Policy in Venezuela Juan Carlos Navarro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
10 The Social Agenda in Argentina: A Review of Retirement and Employment Policies Laura Golbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Lee H. Hamilton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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Published: September 1, 2000
ISBN: 9781685850074