Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-258) and index.
Contents
Politics and administration of social development in Latin America / Allison M. Garland -- Social agenda and the politics of reform in Latin America / Merilee S. Grindle -- Reforming social sector governance : a political perspective / Joan M. Nelson -- From safety nets to social sector reform : lessons from the developing countries for the transition economies / Carol Graham -- Safety nets and service delivery : what are social funds really telling us? / Judith Tendler -- Overcoming poverty in Chile / Dagmar Raczynski -- Chile : the dark side of a successful housing policy / Maria Elena Ducci -- What significance hath reform? the view from the Mexican barrio / Susan Eckstein -- Social consequences of political reforms : decentralization and social policy in Venezuela / Juan Carlo Navarro -- Social agenda in Argentina : a review of retirement and employment policies / Laura Golbert.
