Title Development, democracy, and welfare states : Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe / Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 473 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: towards a political economy of social policy -- The historical origins of welfare systems, 1945-80 -- Social policy in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, 1945-1980: an overview -- The expansion of welfare commitments in Latin America, 1945-80 -- The evolution of social contracts in East Asia, 1950-80 -- Building the socialist welfare state: the expansion of welfare commitments in Eastern Europe -- Democratization, economic crisis, and welfare reform, 1980-2005 -- The political economy of welfare reform -- Democracy, growth and the evolution of social contracts in East Asia, 1980-2005 -- Democracy, economic crisis and social policy in Latin America, 1980-2005 -- The legacy of the socialist welfare state, 1990-2005 -- Conclusion: Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the theory of the welfare state -- Appendix 1. cross-national empirical studies of the effects of democracy on social policy and social outcomes -- Appendix 2. fiscal federalism and social spending in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe -- Appendix 3. a cross-section model of social policy and outcomes in middle-income countries, 1973-1980 -- Appendix 4. regime-coding rules -- Appendix 5. a cross-section, time-series model of social spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1980-2000 -- Appendix 6. social security, health and education expenditure in East Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, 1980-2005 -- References Summary Comparing the welfare states of Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, the authors trace the origins of social policy in these regions to political changes in the mid-20th century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-447) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Welfare state -- Latin America Welfare state -- East Asia Welfare state -- Europe, Eastern 71.80 social policy: general. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Histoire sociale. Securite sociale. Etat providence. Democratie. Politique sociale. Developpement economique et social. Welfare state Wohlfahrtsstaat Sociale politiek. Verzorgingsstaat. Democratie. Economische ontwikkeling. Ontwikkelingslanden. Europe orientale. Extrême-Orient. Amerique latine. East Asia Eastern Europe Latin America Osteuropa Ostasien Lateinamerika Form Electronic book Author Kaufman, Robert R. ISBN 0691214158 9780691214153

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