Welfare and party politics in Latin America /

Welfare and party politics in Latin America /

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Author / Creator:	Pribble, Jennifer E., author.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Political parties -- Latin America -- History -- 21st century. Political parties. Politics and government. Social conditions. Social policy. Latin America -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Latin America -- Social policy -- 21st century. Latin America -- Politics and government -- 21st century. Latin America. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11832135

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ISBN:	9781107336735 1107336732 9781139343299 1139343297 1299257534 9781299257535 9781107030220 1107030226
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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--
Other form:	Print version: Pribble, Jennifer E. Welfare and party politics in Latin America. 1st ed. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107030220

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781107336735 1107336732 9781139343299 1139343297 1299257534 9781299257535 9781107030220 1107030226