Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in
the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by
improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for
social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage.In "Democracy
and the Left, " Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens argue that the
resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. In
addition to directly affecting public policy, democratic
institutions enable left-leaning political parties to emerge,
significantly influencing the allocation of social spending on
poverty and inequality. But while democracy is an important
determinant of redistributive change, it is by no means the only
factor. Drawing on a wealth of data, Huber and Stephens present
quantitative analyses of eighteen countries and comparative
historical analyses of the five most advanced social policy regimes
in Latin America, showing how international power structures have
influenced the direction of their social policy. They augment these
analyses by comparing them to the development of social policy in
democratic Portugal and Spain. The most ambitious examination of
the development of social policy in Latin America to date,
"Democracy and the Left" shows that inequality is far from
intractable--a finding with crucial policy implications
worldwide.
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