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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.
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.
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.
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