Development, Democracy, and Welfare States: Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe

by Robert R. Kaufman and Stephan Haggard

Book Overview

This is the first book to compare the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman trace the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization.

After World War II, communist regimes in Eastern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691135967
• ISBN13: 9780691135960
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"