{"product_id":"democracy-and-the-left-evelyne-huber-9780226356532","title":"Democracy and the Left: Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage.\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and the Left, \u003c\/i\u003e Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens argue that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. In addition to directly affecting public policy, democratic institutions enable left-leaning political parties to emerge, significantly influencing the allocation of social spending on poverty and inequality. But while democracy is an important determinant of redistributive change, it is by no means the only factor. Drawing on a wealth of data, Huber and Stephens present quantitative analyses of eighteen countries and comparative historical analyses of the five most advanced social policy regimes in Latin America, showing how international power structures have influenced the direction of their social policy. They augment these analyses by comparing them to the development of social policy in democratic Portugal and Spain. The most ambitious examination of the development of social policy in Latin America to date, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and the Left\u003c\/i\u003e shows that inequality is far from intractable--a finding with crucial policy implications worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyne Huber, John D. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226356531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226356532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013","brand":"Evelyne Huber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227506209023,"sku":"9780226356532","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc603640-4fd4-4c73-bc1b-bc3e2d7de9f7.jpg?v=1692809059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-and-the-left-evelyne-huber-9780226356532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}