Limits and Ambiguities of Social Policy Under Neoliberalism in Latin America

The Cases of Brazil and Argentina

von Fabiana de Oliveira

269 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In today's Latin America, social policy is a battleground. At stake is not just poverty relief, but the very meaning of citizenship and whether transformation is still possible in times of austerity and conservative backlash. This book investigates the evolution of poverty reduction strategies in Brazil and Argentina over the past two decades, focusing on programmes like Bolsa Família and Asignación Universal por Hijo. Through a critical and comparative lens, it reveals how political agendas, institutional legacies, and economic crises have shaped--and undermined--social protection systems. It reveals the dilemmas faced by social policy in times of democratic erosion, economic crisis, and rising inequality across the Latin American region.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Öffentliche Verwaltung / Public Policy
• ISBN: 9789004745964
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.12.2025
• Größe: 235 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Brill