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The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South
This volume examines the concept of global social policy architectures and its emergence across issues and through time.
The Costs of Inequality in Latin America
From the United States to the United Kingdom and from China to India, growing inequality has led to social discontent and the emergence of populist parties, also contributing to economic crises. We urgently need a better understanding of the roots and costs of these income gaps. The Costs of Inequality draws on the experience of Latin America, one of the most unequal regions of the world, to demonstrate how inequality has hampered economic growth, contributed to a lack of good jobs, weakened democracy, and led to social divisions and mistrust. In turn, low growth, exclusionary politics, violence and social mistrust have reinforced inequality, generating various vicious circles. Latin America thus provides a disturbing image of what the future may hold in other countries if we do not act quickly. It also provides some useful lessons on how to fight income concentration and build more equitable societies.
Handbook of Central American Governance
Central America constitutes a fascinating case study of the challenges, opportunities and characteristics of the process of transformation in today’s global economy. Comprised of a politically diverse range of societies, this region has long been of interest to students of economic development and political change. The Handbook of Central American Governance aims to describe and explain the manifold processes that are taking place in Central America that are altering patterns of social, political and economic governance, with particular focus on the impact of globalization and democratization. Containing sections on topics such as state and democracy, key political and social actors, inequ...
The Political Economy of the Public Budget in the Americas
This volume provides a multidisciplinary comparison of fiscal and tax policies in Latin America and the United States by political economy specialists from Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. The contributors identify the common budgetary problems of the nations of the Americas in terms of their status as small fiscal states--ones that have failed to generate adequate tax resources to fund the responsibilities of modern government. They also consider the differing effect of capital inflows on the autonomy of the public sector in the U.S. and Latin America. While the former has been able to operate large budgetary and trade deficits without adverse reaction from global financial markets, the...
Good Jobs and Social Services
Few countries have achieved social development, which requires simultaneously securing market and social incorporation (good jobs and access to social services). This book reviews Costa Rica's experience as one of the few successful cases of double incorporation in the periphery.
Uneven Social Policies
Social policies can transform the lives of the poor, yet subnational politics and state capacity often inhibit their success.
Labour Markets, Institutions and Inequality
Labour market institutions, including collective bargaining, the regulation of employment contracts and social protection policies, are instrumental for improving the well-being of workers, their families and society. In many countries, these instituti
El coste de la desigualdad
De Estados Unidos al Reino Unido, de China a la India, la creciente desigualdad ha provocado, además de una crisis económica, un enorme malestar social y el surgimiento de partidos populistas. Por eso necesitamos con urgencia una mejor comprensión de las causas y los costes de las brechas de ingresos entre ricos y pobres. Esta obra utiliza la experiencia de América Latina, una de las regiones más desiguales del mundo, para mostrar de qué modo la concentración de la riqueza obstaculiza el crecimiento económico, contribuye a la falta de empleo de calidad y debilita las democracias. Al mismo tiempo, el bajo crecimiento, las políticas de exclusión, la desconfianza social y la violencia han generado un círculo vicioso que refuerza la desigualdad. América Latina proporciona una imagen perturbadora de lo que puede suceder en países como España si no actuamos con rapidez. Frente a esta posibilidad, este libro nos ofrece distintas lecciones para lograr la redistribución de ingresos y construir sociedades más equitativas e implicadas políticamente.
Transnational Corporations and Development Policy
This volume offers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investment and developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of 'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs.
Coalitions and Compliance
This book offers systematic comparative analysis of the political economy of pharmaceutical patents in Latin America, and examines the diverse ways that international changes can reconfigure domestic politics.
