Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Evolution of Aggregate Welfare and Development Indicators in Latin America and the OECD, 1950–85....Pages 33-47
Determinants of Social Insurance/Security Costs and Coverage: An International Comparison with a Focus on Latin America....Pages 49-74
Urban Wages and Welfare....Pages 75-107
Self-Help Housing during Recession....Pages 109-132
Growth, Distribution and Basic Needs in Peru and Colombia....Pages 133-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Social Insurance: Ideology and Policy in the Argentine, c. 1920–66....Pages 149-174
Welfare, Oil Workers and the Labour Movement in Venezuela....Pages 175-200
Utopia in Uruguay Redefined: Social Welfare Policy After 1940....Pages 201-219
Education and Training in Colombia, 1940s to 1960s....Pages 221-237
Puerto Rico: A Model of Welfare Capitalism? c. 1945–70....Pages 239-255
Social Equity, Agrarian Transition and Development in Cuba, 1945–90....Pages 257-280
Social Security in Haiti: Informal Initiative in a Welfare-less State....Pages 281-295
Market Modernization Policy in Bogotá: Welfare Consequences for Low-Income Market-Sellers....Pages 297-315
Politics, Equity and Social Security Policy in Brazil: A Case-Study of Statecraft and Citizenship, 1965–85....Pages 317-339
Welfare in Nicaragua: The Somocista and Sandinista Experiences Compared....Pages 341-364
The Campaign Against Absolute Poverty in Colombia: An Evaluation of a Liberal Social Policy....Pages 365-385
Mobilization and the Quest for Recognition: The Struggle of Rural Women in Southern Brazil for Access to Welfare Benefits....Pages 387-404
Non-Governmental Organizations and Development in Brazil under Dictatorship and Democracy....Pages 405-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-437
Chilean Education Policy: Authoritarianism and Democracy....Pages 147-147
Back Matter....Pages 439-451
....Pages 453-458