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

Author:   Camila Arza (CONICET and Centro Interdisciplinario para el Estudio de Políticas Públicas (CIEPP)) ,  Rossana Castiglioni (Diego Portales University, Chile) ,  Juliana Martínez Franzoni (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica) ,  Sara Niedzwiecki (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009344111


Publication Date:   08 December 2022
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The Political Economy of Segmented Expansion: Latin American Social Policy in the 2000s


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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, exhibiting differences in access and benefit levels, gaps in service quality, and unevenness across policy sectors. It argues that this segmented expansion resulted from a combination of short and long-term characteristics of democracy, favorable economic conditions, and policy legacies. The analysis reveals that scholars of Latin American social policy have generated important new concepts and theories that advance our understanding of perennial questions of welfare state development and change.

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Author:   Camila Arza (CONICET and Centro Interdisciplinario para el Estudio de Políticas Públicas (CIEPP)) ,  Rossana Castiglioni (Diego Portales University, Chile) ,  Juliana Martínez Franzoni (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica) ,  Sara Niedzwiecki (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781009344111


ISBN 10:   1009344110
Publication Date:   08 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: taking stock of Latin America's expansionary phase; 2. Latin America: historical problems, recent expansion; 3. Conceptualizing and measuring social policy expansion: perspectives from the literature; 4. The character of policy change: segmented expansion; 5. Explaining segmented expansion: democracy, the boom, and policy legacies; 6. Explanatory factors that deserve further study; 7. Social policy after the expansionary era – what's next?; 8. Conclusion: what we have learned as a compass for the future; References.

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