Uneven Social Policies The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America

Social policies can transform the lives of the poor and marginalized, yet inequitable implementation often limits their access. Uneven Social Policies shifts the focus of welfare state analysis away from policy design and toward policy implementation. By examining variation in political motivations,...

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Main Author: Niedzwiecki, Sara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2018
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