Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America
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 lat...
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2013
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| ISBN: | 9781107459885, 1107030226, 1107459885, 9781107030220 |
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Table of Contents:
- The Politics of Education Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- Chile: Success in Expanding Coverage, but with Quality Gaps -- Uruguay: Partial Reform Followed by Setbacks -- Conclusion -- 6 Party Character in Chile and Uruguay -- The Internal Organization of Political Parties in Chile and Uruguay -- Chiles Left/Center-Left Concertación Parties -- Chiles Parties of the Right: Independent Democratic Union and National Renovation -- Uruguays Frente Amplio -- Uruguays Traditional Parties: The Colorados and the Blancos -- Conclusion -- 7 Slow Progress toward Universalism -- Argentinas Peronist Party, Electoral Competition, and Policy Legacies -- The Venezuelan Socialist Party, the Fifth Republic Movement, Electoral Competition, and Policy Legacies -- Argentinas Social Policy Reforms during the PJ Governments of the 1990s and 2000s -- Argentina: Education Reforms -- Argentina: Health Care Reforms -- Argentina: Reforms to Old-Age Social Assistance -- Argentina: Reforms to Noncontributory Family Assistance Policies -- Venezuelan Social Policy Reform in the 1990s and Early 2000s -- Venezuela: Education Policy Reforms -- Venezuela: Health Care Policy Reforms -- Venezuela: Noncontributory Social Assistance Policy Reforms -- Conclusion -- 8 Latin Americas Left Parties and the Politics of Poverty and Inequality -- Primary Findings and Implications -- Policy Legacies -- Electoral Competition -- Party Character and Latin Americas Left Turn -- Future Research and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Index
- Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- 1 From Special Privilege to Social Rights -- Equitable and Sustainable Social Policy: Latin Americas Dilemma -- Defining Universalism in Latin America -- The Argument -- Existing Explanations of Latin American Social Policy Reform -- Economic Explanations: Globalization and Growth -- Political-Institutional Variables -- Method, Research Design, and Case Selection -- 2 Creating Universalistic Social Policy -- Universalizing Policy from Above and Below: Policy Legacies, Electoral Competition, and Party Character -- Policy Legacies -- Electoral Competition -- Political Party Character: Ideology, Organizational Structure, and Predominant Linkage Mechanism -- Party Character: Theoretical Expectations -- Conclusion -- 3 Health Care Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- Health Care Development and Policy Legacies in Chile -- Health Care Development and Policy Legacies in Uruguay -- The Politics of Health Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- Chile: Stalled Reform Followed by AUGE -- Uruguay: Failed Reform Followed by SNIS -- Conclusion -- 4 Social Assistance Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- A History of Noncontributory Social Assistance in Chile and Uruguay -- Noncontributory Pensions in Chile -- Noncontributory Family Assistance in Chile -- Noncontributory Pensions in Uruguay -- Noncontributory Family Assistance in Uruguay -- The Politics of Social Assistance Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- Chile Solidario: Slow Progress toward Universalism in Family Assistance -- Chile: Progress toward Universalism in Pensions -- Uruguay: Family Allowances, PANES, and the Equity Plan -- Conclusion -- 5 Education Reform in Chile and Uruguay -- The Development of Chiles Education System and Policy Legacies -- The Development of Uruguays Education System and Policy Legacies