The Politics Of Social Policy Change In Chile And Uruguay: Retrenchment Versus Maintenance, 1973-1998 (latin American Studies: Social Sciences & Law)

Annotation This work explains the causes of social policy reform in Chile and Uruguay in the areas of health care, pensions and education. Until the 1970s, Chile and Uruguay shared striking similarities Introduction research problem, theory, and methods Social policy retrenchment under military rule in Chile, 1973-1990 The Uruguayan social policy continuity under military rule, 1973-1985 Contrasting social policy outcomes the case of democratic Uruguay, 1985-1998 The unchallenged system social policy continuity in democratic Chile, 1990-1998 Conclusions.