| Social Security in Latin America: Pressure Groups, Stratification, and Inequality Contributor(s): Mesa-Lago, Carmelo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822984687 ISBN-13: 9780822984689 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1978 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Insurance - General |
| Dewey: 368.400 |
| Series: Pitt Latin American (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive and sophisticated study of the relationship between social security policy and inequality in Latin America. Individual case studies of Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Argentina, and Mexico are presented, that provide a historical analysis of each country's social security policy, the pressure groups involved, the present structure of the systems, and a statistical examination of the inequality among these pressure groups. |