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

Informationen zum Autor Evelyne Huber is the Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! where John D. Stephens is the Gerhard E. Lenski! Jr. Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology. Together! they are the authors of Development and Crisis of the Welfare State. Klappentext Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Zusammenfassung Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world! it has notably declined over the years! offset by improvements in health care and education! enhanced programs for social assistance! and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change.

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• Authors: Evelyne Huber, Evelyne Stephens Huber, Evelyne/ Stephens Huber, Huber Evelyne, HUBER EVELYNE STEPHENS JOHN D, John D. Stephens, Stephens John D.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9780226356532
• ISBN: 978-0-226-35653-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political structures: democracy, Social discrimination & inequality, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice