The reform of social security pensions and healthcare is a key issue for the modern world, and in many ways Latin America has acted as a social laboratory for the reform of these systems. This is the first book to comprehensively study these influential reforms in Latin America's pension and health care systems.
Comparative Policy and Performance--Chile, Cuba, and Costa Rica
The analysis explores the economic development and social welfare of Chile, Cuba, and Costa Rica, each representing distinct economic systems: market, socialist, and mixed. Carmelo Mesa-Lago evaluates their policies and performance over decades, employing innovative ranking techniques against international benchmarks. The study spans thirty-eight years for Costa Rica and Cuba and twenty-four years for Chile, providing insights into how these varied socioeconomic models impact their respective outcomes in development and welfare.
CONTENIDO: Situación prerrevolucionaria y periodización de las política revolucionarias - Liquidación del capitalismo y erosión del mercado: 1959-60 - Modelo ortodoxo (estalinista) de planificación central: 1961-66 - Adopción y radicalización del modelo guevarista: 1966-70 - Introducción al modelo moderado soviético (pre-Gorbachov) de reforma económica: 1971-85 - El proceso de rectificación antimercado, la caída del bloque soviético y la reforma económica: 1986-93 - Factores de cambio y escenarios políticoeconómicos futuros.