Do Options Exist?

Description:

Social security in Latin America has encompassed a broad variety of programs designed to protect workers from the risks of old age, disability, death, common illness, maternity, occupational hazards, and unemployment. In the early 1990s, several Latin American countries implemented structural social security reforms, particularly in health care and in pensions. The contributors to these essays discuss, for the first time anywhere, the theoretical context in which the reforms are taking place, their main attributes, their successes and failures, and recommendations for prospective reformers. The national reforms documented in this book show that it is possible to find a pattern that characterizes the reform process. In addition to pointing out the opportunities for reform that presented themselves in various Latin American nations, the essays also evaluate the equity and welfare implications of the reforms. This work will be necessary reading for scholars of contemporary Latin America and professionals concerned with social security, health care, and social administration.

subjects: Social security,  Health care reform,  Pensions,  Medical care, latin america,  Public health, latin america,  Public Assistance,  Health Policy,  Health Planning,  Income,  Insurance,  Delivery of Health Care,  Socioeconomic Factors,  Organized Financing,  Patient Care Management,  Public Policy,  Health Care Economics and Organizations,  Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation,  Government Financing,  Social Control Policies,  Health Services Administration,  Economics,  Population Characteristics,  Formal Social Control,  Social Sciences,  Sociology,  Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena,  Sécurité sociale,  Services de santé,  Réforme,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Risk Assessment & Management,  Soins médicaux

Places: Latin America