World Crisis Effects on Social Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons and Policies

by Carmelo Mesa-Lago

Written by a top scholar on social security in Latin America and the Caribbean, this book assesses the effects of the world economic crisis on social security and welfare in the region. Drawing on the impact of and lessons from previous crises, Carmelo Mesa-Lago identifies the strengths and weakness of Latin American social security before the current global crisis. He evaluates the event's actual and potential effects on pensions, health care, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900039974
• ISBN13: 9781900039970
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: University of London Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"