The Political Economy of Segmented Expansion: Latin American Social Policy in the 2000s

by Jennifer Pribble, Sara Niedzwiecki, Rossana Castiglioni, et al.

The early 2000s were a period of social policy expansion in Latin America. New programs were created in healthcare, pensions, and social assistance, and previously excluded groups were incorporated into existing policies. What was the character of this social policy expansion? Why did the region experience this transformation? Drawing on a large body of research, this Element shows that the social policy gains in the early 2000s remained segmented,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009344110
• ISBN13: 9781009344111
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"