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10%OFFWilliam Ascher - Scheming for the Poor: The Politics of Redistribution in Latin America - 9780674790858 - V9780674790858
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Scheming for the Poor: The Politics of Redistribution in Latin America

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Description for Scheming for the Poor: The Politics of Redistribution in Latin America Hardback. "Scheming for the Poor" is the first comparative analysis of redistributive policymaking in Latin America. Ascher examines the success or failure of progressive policies launched by nine governments grouped into three regime types--populist, reformist, and radical over the course of the postwar history of Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16tabs. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.

Scheming for the Poor is the first comparative analysis of redistributive policymaking in Latin America. William Ascher examines the success or failure of progressive policies launched by nine governments grouped into three regime types—populist, reformist, and radical—over the course of the postwar history of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

His findings challenge the conventional views that redistribution in Latin America is either doomed to failure or else is the inevitable consequence of a balance of pro-redistributive and anti-redistributive forces. Ascher shows that tactics and careful attention to practical politics and policy implementation are far more important than regime type and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674790858
SKU
V9780674790858
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Reviews for Scheming for the Poor: The Politics of Redistribution in Latin America
This is a major contribution to the study of both Latin American politics and the broader field of public policy. There is nothing of similar scope currently available in either English or Spanish.
Lars Schoultz, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina

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