MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006037428
003 DLC
005 20071106085310.0
008 061108s2007 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006037428
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050 00 $aHN110.5.A8$bS42 2007
082 00 $a330.12/6$222
100 1 $aSegura-Ubiergo, Alex.
245 14 $aThe political economy of the welfare state in Latin America :$bglobalization, democracy, and development /$cAlex Segura-Ubiergo.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2007.
300 $axix, 320 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-304) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 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.
650 0 $aWelfare state$zLatin America.
650 0 $aWelfare state$zLatin America$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPublic welfare$zLatin America.
650 0 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects$zLatin America.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zLatin America.
651 0 $aLatin America$xPolitics and government.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037428.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0703/2006037428-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2006037428-b.html