Social Policy Reform and Market Governance in Latin America
This collection offers a critical analytical perspective and fresh empirical data on recent market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labor, education, health and general social development programs. A particular focus is placed on the ways in which market-enhancing reforms such as demand-based provision, social policy targeting, and privatization respond to issues of equity, coverage, and the quality of provision.\ \ CONTRIBUTORS: L....
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This collection offers a critical analytical perspective and fresh empirical data on recent market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labor, education, health and general social development programs. A particular focus is placed on the ways in which market-enhancing reforms such as demand-based provision, social policy targeting, and privatization respond to issues of equity, coverage, and the quality of provision.CONTRIBUTORS: L. Haagh • M. BadiaIbáñez • M.C. Bayon, B. Roberts & G. Rojas • C. Helgø • A. Angell • S.D. Parandekar • A. Barrientos & P. Lloyd-Sherlock • J. Gideon • A.E. Latapi • G. Gray-Molina • C. Helgø
Notes on the ContributorsAcknowledgementsList of TablesList of FiguresGlossaryThe Volume in SummaryIntroduction: Markets and Rights in the Governance of Welfare - Latin America's Market Reforms1Pt. 1Labour Market and Social Policies451Human Resources and Decentralization in Chile472Gender and Development Policy in Chile: the Aid Programme to Female Heads of Households773New Labour Market Challenges to Social Policies in Mexico101Pt. 2Education and Decentralization Policies1214Market-Oriented Education Reforms and Social Inequalities among the Young Population in Chile1235The Politics of Education Reform in Chile: The Programa 900 Escuelas and the MECE-Basica1476Democratic Decentralization and People's Participation: an Examination of the EDUCO Programme in El Salvador165Pt. 3Health Sector Reforms1817Health Insurance Reforms in Latin America: Cream Skimming, Equity and Cost-Containment1838Decentralization, Participation and Inclusion? Reassessing Primary Health Care Delivery in Chile200Pt. 4Social Development Policies2179The PROGRESA Programme and Social Change in Rural Mexico21910Stakeholder Politics in Bolivia: Revisiting Second Generation Reforms242Conclusion: New Approaches to Social Policy Reform in Latin America261Index273
