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New Developments in Latin America's Social Policy
Author(s) -
Barrientos Armando,
Gideon Jasmine,
Molyneux Maxine
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2008.00504.x
Subject(s) - latin americans , variety (cybernetics) , principal (computer security) , section (typography) , special section , political science , social policy , process (computing) , sociology , development economics , economics , law , business , computer science , engineering , engineering physics , artificial intelligence , advertising , operating system
This article introduces a special section focusing on the social policy reforms of recent years in Latin America. The essay identifies and discusses the principal trends and challenges in social policy in the region since the 1980s, before providing a summary of the special section and linking up the themes of the four contributions that follow. These highlight the variety of approaches adopted, as well as the differing assessments of recent developments. The authors note that while the reform process itself is unfolding, it is striking that social policy has become a highly visible and contested issue in the region.