Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333517376)

The book analyzes the social consequences of recent development strategies in Latin America. The volume introduces readers to official strategies, private initiatives and individual responses to issues of welfare and poverty during the twentieth century. These issues are addressed from several disciplines. A substantial introduction is followed by a wide range of case-studies, including Pinochet's Chile, the Haiti of the Duvaliers and Nicaragua under the somocistas and sandinistas, as well as Brazil, Mexico, the Argentine, Cuba and Colombia.

Author: Christopher Abel
ISBN-10: 0333517377
ISBN-13: 9780333517376
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/14/1993
Pages: 458
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.25d