Development, democracy and welfare states
Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe
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Preface and acknowledgements. Introduction: towards a political economy of social policy. The historical origins of welfare systems, 1945-1980. Social policy in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, 1945-1980:. An overview. The expansion of welfare commitments in Latin America, 1945-1980. The expansion of welfare commitments in East Asia, 1945-1980. Building the socialist welfare state: the expansion of welfare commitments in Eastern Europe, 1945-1990. Democratization, economic crisis, and welfare reform, 1980-2005. The political economy of welfare reform. Democracy, growth and the evolution of social contracts in East Asia, 1980-2005. Democracy, economic crisis and social policy in Latin America, 1980-2005. The transformation of the socialist welfare state, 1990-2005. Conclusion. Appendix 1. cross-national empirical studies of the effects of democracy on social policy and social outcomes. Appendix 2. fiscal federalism and subnational social spending in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe. Appendix 3. a cross-section model of social policy and outcomes in middle-income countries, 1973-1980. Appendix 4. regime coding rules. Appendix 5. a cross-section, time-series model of social spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1980-2000. Appendix 6. social security, health and education expenditure in East Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, 1980-2005. References