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.

This Handbook offers a comprehensive treatment of transformations of the state, from its origins in different parts of the world and different time periods to its transformations since World War II in the advanced industrial countries, the post-Communist world, and the Global South. Leading experts in their fields, from Europe and North America, discuss conceptualizations and theories of the state and the transformations of the state in its engagement with a changing international environment as well as with changing domestic economic, social, and political challenges. The Handbook covers different types of states in the Global South (from failed to predatory, rentier and developmental), in different kinds of advanced industrial political economies (corporatist, statist, liberal, import substitution industrialization), and in various post-Communist countries (Russia, China, successor states to the USSR, and Eastern Europe). It also addresses crucial challenges in different areas of state intervention, from security to financial regulation, migration, welfare states, democratization and quality of democracy, ethno-nationalism, and human development. The volume makes a compelling case that far from losing its relevance in the face of globalization, the state remains a key actor in all areas of social and economic life, changing its areas of intervention, its modes of operation, and its structures in adaption to new international and domestic challenges.

Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post--World War II era. They demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in markedly different welfare states, with strong differences in levels of poverty and inequality. Combining quantitative studies with historical qualitative research, the authors look closely at nine countries that achieved high degrees of social protection through different types of welfare regimes: social democratic states, Christian democratic states, and "wage earner" states. In their analysis, the authors emphasize the distribution of influence between political parties and labor movements, and also focus on the underestimated importance of gender as a basis for mobilization.
Building on their previous research, Huber and Stephens show how high wages and generous welfare states are still possible in an age of globalization and trade competition.

The work includes a detailed historical account of the Manley years, focusing on shifting relations between contending social forces and on the interaction between economics and politics. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The work includes a detailed historical account of the Manley years, focusing on shifting relations between contending social forces and on the interaction between economics and politics. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

This Handbook offers a comprehensive treatment of transformations of the state, from its origins in different parts of the world and different time periods to its transformations since World War II in the advanced industrial countries, the post-Communist world, and the Global South. Leading experts in their fields, from Europe and North America, discuss conceptualizations and theories of the state and the transformations of the state in its engagement with a changing international environment as well as with changing domestic economic, social, and political challenges. The Handbook covers different types of states in the Global South (from failed to predatory, rentier and developmental), in different kinds of advanced industrial political economies (corporatist, statist, liberal, import substitution industrialization), and in various post-Communist countries (Russia, China, successor states to the USSR, and Eastern Europe). It also addresses crucial challenges in different areas of state intervention, from security to financial regulation, migration, welfare states, democratization and quality of democracy, ethno-nationalism, and human development. The volume makes a compelling case that far from losing its relevance in the face of globalization, the state remains a key actor in all areas of social and economic life, changing its areas of intervention, its modes of operation, and its structures in adaption to new international and domestic challenges.

Den Alltag mit einem Menschen zu teilen, der an Demenz erkrankt ist, fordert Angehorige wie auch professionell Betreuende heraus. Die Veranderungen fur die erkrankte Person und ihre Nachsten sind einschneidend: Gewohnte Rollen werden in Frage gestellt, der Tagesablauf muss neu strukturiert, die raumliche Umgebung umgestaltet werden. Die spirituelle Dimension im Alltag zu beachten, kann dazu beitragen, das Leben mit einem demenzkranken Menschen trotz allen Einschrankungen als sinn- und wertvoll zu erfahren. Die Autorinnen und Autoren regen dazu an, die spirituellen Bedurfnisse aller Beteiligten wahrzunehmen. Sie greifen auch tabuisierte Themen wie Aggression, Sexualitat und Schuldgefuhle auf. Der Band erganzt den Leitfaden Das Leben heiligen. Autoren/-innen Anemone Eglin, Jahrgang 1953, Theologin, MAS-BA, ist Leiterin des Instituts Neumunster, Fachbereich Spiritualitat. Das Institut Neumunster gehort zur Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumunster - Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule, Zollikerberg. Evelyn Huber, Jahrgang 1968, Pflegewissenschafterin MNS, ist Mitarbeiterin des Instituts Neumunster, Fachbereich Pflegewissenschaft der Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumunster - Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule, Zollikerberg. Klaus Stahlberger, Jahrgang 1956, Pfarrer und Gerontologe SAG, ist Gemeindepfarrer und Heimseelsorger in St. Gallen. Roland Wuillemin, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1967, ist Gemeindepfarrer in Zurich. Brigitta Schroder, Jahrgang 1935, ist Supervisorin DGSv, Lebens- und Trauerbegleiterin und Absolventin eines Seniorenstudiums mit Schwerpunkt Geragogik und Gerontologie in Dortmund. Annette Ruegg, Jahrgang 1943, ist dipl. Gerontologin SAG und leitet Gesprachsgruppen fur Angehorige von Menschen mit Demenz in Zurich.