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PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-101442610905

ISBN-139781442610903

eBay Product ID (ePID)119592958

Product Key Features

Number of Pages277 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameComparative Public Policy in Latin America

Publication Year2012

SubjectPublic Policy / General, General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Public Policy / Economic Policy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorSusan Franceschet, Jordi Diez

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2012-462943

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.6098

Table Of ContentPART I: POLICYMAKING AND POLICY PROCESSES Chapter 1. Thinking about Politics and Policymaking in Contemporary Latin America Susan Franceschet (University of Calgary) and Jordi Díez (University of Guelph) Chapter 2. Presidentialism and Policymaking: The Case of Mexico Jordi Díez Chapter 3. The New Institutionalism and Industrial Policymaking in Chile Judith Teichman (University of Toronto) Chapter 4. Turbulent Times: Structural Reforms, Crisis, and Labour Policy in Argentina Viviana Patroni (York University) and Ruth Felder (University of Buenos Aires) PART II: ADVOCACY AND POLICY CHANGE Chapter 5. Public Policy by Other Means: Playing the Judicial Arena Catalina Smulovitz (Pennsylvania State University) Chapter 6. Federalism, Advocacy Networks, and Sexual Diversity Politics in Brazil. Juan Marsiaj (University of Toronto) Chapter 7. Agenda Through Dispute: The Case of the Zoilamérica Narváez - Daniel Ortega Controversy Delphine Lacombe (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) Chapter 8. Transnational Policy Networks and Public Security Policy in Argentina and Chile Mary Rose Kubal (St. Bonaventure University) PART III: OLD AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN SOCIAL POLICY Chapter 9. The Limits of Anti-Poverty Policy: Citizenship, Accountability, and Neo-Clientelism in Mexico's Oportunidades Program Lucy Luccisano (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Laura Macdonald (Carleton University) Chapter 10. Gendering Welfare State Regimes in Latin America: Argentina in Comparative Perspective Débora Lopreite (Carleton University) Chapter 11. Social Policy Reform and Continuity under the Bachelet Administration Rossana Castliglioni (Universidad Diego Portales) Chapter 12. Comparing Public Policy in Latin America: Toward a Research Agenda Jordi Díez and Susan Franceschet

SynopsisThis book promises to become the definitive work on contemporary public policy in Latin America, essential for those who study the area as well as comparative public policy more broadly., This pioneering collection offers a comprehensive investigation into how to study public policy in Latin America. While this region exhibits many similarities with the North American and European countries that have traditionally served as sources for generating public policy knowledge, Latin American countries are also different in many fundamental ways. As such, existing policy concepts and frameworks may not always be the most effective tools of analysis for this unique region. To fill this gap, Comparative Public Policy in Latin America offers guidelines for refining current theories to suit Latin America's contemporary institutional and socio-economic realities. The contributors accomplish this task by identifying the features of the region that shape public policy, including informal norms and practices, social inequality, and weak institutions. This book promises to become the definitive work on contemporary public policy in Latin America, essential for those who study the area as well as comparative public policy more broadly.

LC Classification NumberJL960.C64 2012