Democracy and the Left: Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America

by John D. Stephens and Evelyne Huber

Book Overview

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage.

In Democracy and the Left, Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens argue that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. In addition to directly affecting public policy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226356531
• ISBN13: 9780226356532
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"