Social Policy Reform and Market Governance in Latin America

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Introduction: Markets and Rights in the Governance of Welfare — Latin America’s Market Reforms....Pages 1-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Human Resources and Decentralization in Chile....Pages 47-76
Gender and Development Policy in Chile: the Aid Programme to Female Heads of Households....Pages 77-100
New Labour Market Challenges to Social Policies in Mexico....Pages 101-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Market-Oriented Education Reforms and Social Inequalities among the Young Population in Chile....Pages 123-146
The Politics of Education Reform in Chile: The Programa 900 Escuelas and the MECE-Básica....Pages 147-164
Democratic Decentralization and People’s Participation: an Examination of the EDUCO Programme in El Salvador....Pages 165-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Health Insurance Reforms in Latin America: Cream Skimming, Equity and Cost-Containment....Pages 183-199
Decentralization, Participation and Inclusion? Reassessing Primary Health Care Delivery in Chile....Pages 200-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
The PROGRESA Programme and Social Change in Rural Mexico....Pages 219-241
Stakeholder Politics in Bolivia: Revisiting Second Generation Reforms....Pages 242-260
Conclusion: New Approaches to Social Policy Reform in Latin America....Pages 261-272
Back Matter....Pages 273-279