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Social Exclusion Policies and Labour Markets in Latin America

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Financing Social Policy

Part of the book series: Social Policy in a Development Context ((SPDC))

Abstract

Social protection systems (SPS) in Latin America, especially in those countries considered to be pioneers in the implementation of social insurance, were founded on universalistic aims and followed European models.1 Despite these aims, SPS developed in a fragmented and unequal manner, with severe limitations on the expansion of coverage (Mesa-Lago 1978, 1989; Lautier 2006). As a result, even when in the 1970s several countries exhibited fairly extensive systems, these were ‘hybrids’ in comparison to the traditional European welfare state regimes. The experience in Latin America reveals the limitations of comparative studies based on stylized welfare state regime typologies (Esping-Andersen 1990), and the need to conduct a more holistic analysis of each SPS.2

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  1. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva, Switzerland

    Katja Hujo (Research Coordinator in the Social Policy and Development Programme) & Shea McClanahan (Research Analyst in the Social Policy and Development Programme, PhD in Government) (Research Coordinator in the Social Policy and Development Programme) &  (Research Analyst in the Social Policy and Development Programme, PhD in Government)

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Vuolo, R.M.L. (2009). Social Exclusion Policies and Labour Markets in Latin America. In: Hujo, K., McClanahan, S. (eds) Financing Social Policy. Social Policy in a Development Context. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244337_2

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