Diego Sánchez‐ancochea
Biographic Data
| ID | 733862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diego Sánchez‐ancochea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diego |
| FAMILY NAME | Sánchez‐ancochea |
| SIGNATURE | ANCOCHEA D S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6243-0784 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the Spanish development model, poverty and inequality
This article examines the changes in the Spanish socio-economic model following the 2008 Great Recession, using national and European data. It highlights three major transformations: (a) the deepening of a low-productivity accumulation model, (b) a less generous welfare state, particularly contributory policies like unemployment insurance, and (c) the deterioration of the family as a support mechanism. These shifts have led to a weakening of the …
Social Policy and Polanyi's Double Movement across Time
A central argument is that the ideas in support of poverty reduction, social cohesion and the decommodification of labour have become increasingly rigorous and sophisticated.In Bugra's view, 'the argument that labour is not a commodity, people are social beings, and social justice and cohesion requires protective political intervention forms an integral and dominant component of the history of social policy debate' (p.186).The book thus offers a …
Emergency Responses to Covid-19 and Opportunities for Inclusive Social Policy
This article addresses whether responses to COVID-19 created opportunities for future policy change. We explore this matter by presenting a framework rooted in political economy and the literature on pandemics. We argue that the opportunities created by emergency responses are context-specific and that narratives, policy tools, and pro-equity state actors are variables that mediate emergency responses and future opportunities. We ground our analy…
Can Powerful Dictators Escape 'The Market as Prison'? The Case of Pension Privatisation in Pinochet's Chile
The central role of economic elites in shaping public policy in Latin America has become increasingly clear. Yet most of the recent literature on the subject focuses on democratic contexts. This paper analyses pension privatisation in Chile as a case study for improving our understanding of business-state interaction in authoritarian contexts. Globally, the 1981 pension reform carried out during the Pinochet dictatorship became an example for pen…
Universalism in Healthcare for Human Security
Universal healthcare, encompassing coverage, generosity, and equity in health benefits and services, directly enhances human security. Expanding universal healthcare is becoming increasingly important amidst heightening, interrelated threats to human security. Developing countries are likely to bear greater impacts from these threats, but have healthcare systems that are inadequately prepared for the same. To strengthen healthcare universalism, p…
Oportunidades perdidas pospandemia
Este artículo investiga si las respuestas a la pandemia implicaron oportunidades para crear y/o ampliar políticas sociales inclusivas en El Salvador, uno de los países latinoamericanos que destinó más recursos a enfrentarla. Para ello, examina las principales respuestas de corto plazo desplegadas en 2020 y 2021 -transferencias monetarias y vacunación, sus actores y justificaciones- y determina si crearon legados expansivos pasada la pandemia. Los…
Why Is the Accumulation of Knowledge So Hard? Exploring Econometric Research on the Determinants of Public Social Spending in Latin America
Many areas in applied econometric research within political economy fail to come up with conclusive findings. This is the case, for example, with studies on the determinants of public social spending in Latin America, a key area of research given the impact of social programs on poverty, inequality, and welfare more generally. In this area, as in others, it is hard to identify clear answers regarding the impact of economic processes and political…
Southern Discomfort
Researchers in development studies have expressed discomfort at the hierarchy inherent in the use of 'North' and 'South', and cognate concepts like 'First' and 'Third World', or 'emerging economies'. Instead of setting aside the terminology, this article delves into the layered meaning-making around the notion of the South. Drawing on multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives, it maps out the South as (1) territory constructed through history, g…
All about ideology? Reading Piketty ́s with Latin American lenses
This review essay evaluates Capital and Ideology in light of the Latin American experience. Given its history of exploitation and high levels of inequality, the region constitutes an essential case study. By considering the Latin America case, we can also benefit from the many insights coming from within the region and often overlooked by the Anglo‐Saxon (dominant) literature. The paper makes two different arguments. First, asymmetries in economi…
The Costs of Inequality in Latin America
"From the United States to the United Kingdom and from China to India, growing inequality has led to social discontent and the emergence of populist parties, also contributing to economic crises. We urgently need a better understanding of the roots and costs of growing income gaps. The Costs of Inequality draws on the experience of Latin America, one of the most unequal regions of the world, using historical examples from different countries to d…
Uneven Social Policies
Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 23(4), pp. 506–507
Undoing segmentation? Latin American health care policy during the economic boom
For all the agreement regarding the segmented character of Latin America's social policy, few studies define it clearly, let alone suggest exact ways to measure it. This article provides a more precise definition based on a threefold policy output comprising coverage, generosity, and equity. Empirically, the article explores the cross‐national variation in segmentation in health care within Latin America in 2000 and 2013, before and after Latin A…
How did Costa Rica achieve social and market incorporation
In 1980, just before the debt crisis and in contrast with the experience of the rest of Latin America, almost all Costa Ricans had formal jobs and high-quality social services. To explain this double social and market incorporation, the present article calls into question the role of land distribution, high-quality public institutions and democracy. Instead of these, it focuses on the State-building process whereby a small emerging elite of busin…
Son los países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo estructuralmente diferentes? Un análisis del pensamiento de Kalecki
Este artículo compara las ideas de Kalecki sobre la estructura económica de los países desarrollados y subdesarrollados. Kalecki enfatizó el diferente rol que cumplen las restricciones de la demanda y de la oferta agregada sobre ambos tipos de países. En los países ricos la producción estaba determinada por la demanda, mientras que en los países en vías de desarrollo la producción estaba sujeta a cuellos de botellas tanto en el sector alimentario…
Putting universalism to the service of social justice
Filling in the Missing Link between Universalism and Democracy
This article explores a missing link in the recent literature on the formation of social policies: that between democracy and universalism, one desirable yet elusive feature of these policies. We base our argument on a case study of Costa Rica, the most successful case of universalism in Latin America. We proceed by first depicting Costa Rica's peculiar policy architecture, based on the incremental expansion of benefits funded on payroll taxes. T…
Can Latin American Production Regimes Complement Universalistic Welfare Regimes
Much of the literature on political economy expects complementarities between (universal) welfare regimes and production regimes. This article draws from Costa Rica's showcase of human development and universalistic social policies to address how the production regime supports and constrains the welfare regime. We show that there were some positive relations between the two regimes at various points but that they were neither fully nor mostly com…
Forthcoming in Volume 48, Number 2
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A Fast Herd and a Slow Tortoise
Bolsa Família, poverty and inequality
Created in 2003 by the unification of four earlier initiatives, Bolsa Família currently provides cash transfers to 13 million people and supports more than one-third of the children that go to primary school in Brazil. This article extends and expands previous reviews on the origins, development and impact of the programme. The authors consider the political and economic dimensions in their evaluation of Bolsa Família’s contribution to the reduct…
Che Guevara
State, firms and the process of industrial upgrading
This article explores the usefulness of the varieties of capitalism approach to explain Latin America's failure to secure industrial upgrading. Based on the analysis of Costa Rica's partial success in developing high-tech sectors, the article makes two arguments. First, the hierarchical market economy model discussed by Soskice and Schneider in this special issue contributes to our understanding of some of Latin America's problems. In particular,…
Latin American capitalism
During the last three decades, and contrary to expectations, Latin America's economic performance has been poor and many of its structural weaknesses have deepened. Despite the recent export commod
The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South
Universal social policies have the power to reduce inequality and create more cohesive societies. How can countries in the South deliver universalism? This book answers this question through a comparative analysis of Costa Rica, Mauritius, South Korea, and Uruguay, and a detailed historical account of Costa Rica's successful trajectory. Against the backdrop of democracy and progressive parties, the authors place at center stage the policy archite…
Uneven Social Policies
Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(1), pp. 83–84
Southern Discomfort
Researchers in development studies have expressed discomfort at the hierarchy inherent in the use of 'North' and 'South', and cognate concepts like 'First' and 'Third World', or 'emerging economies'. Instead of setting aside the terminology, this article delves into the layered meaning-making around the notion of the South. Drawing on multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives, it maps out the South as (1) territory constructed through history, g…
Latin American capitalism
During the last three decades, and contrary to expectations, Latin America's economic performance has been poor and many of its structural weaknesses have deepened. Despite the recent export commod
Development trajectories and new comparative advantages
Bolsa Família, poverty and inequality
Created in 2003 by the unification of four earlier initiatives, Bolsa Família currently provides cash transfers to 13 million people and supports more than one-third of the children that go to primary school in Brazil. This article extends and expands previous reviews on the origins, development and impact of the programme. The authors consider the political and economic dimensions in their evaluation of Bolsa Família’s contribution to the reduct…
State, firms and the process of industrial upgrading
This article explores the usefulness of the varieties of capitalism approach to explain Latin America's failure to secure industrial upgrading. Based on the analysis of Costa Rica's partial success in developing high-tech sectors, the article makes two arguments. First, the hierarchical market economy model discussed by Soskice and Schneider in this special issue contributes to our understanding of some of Latin America's problems. In particular,…
Undoing segmentation? Latin American health care policy during the economic boom
For all the agreement regarding the segmented character of Latin America's social policy, few studies define it clearly, let alone suggest exact ways to measure it. This article provides a more precise definition based on a threefold policy output comprising coverage, generosity, and equity. Empirically, the article explores the cross‐national variation in segmentation in health care within Latin America in 2000 and 2013, before and after Latin A…
Filling in the Missing Link between Universalism and Democracy
This article explores a missing link in the recent literature on the formation of social policies: that between democracy and universalism, one desirable yet elusive feature of these policies. We base our argument on a case study of Costa Rica, the most successful case of universalism in Latin America. We proceed by first depicting Costa Rica's peculiar policy architecture, based on the incremental expansion of benefits funded on payroll taxes. T…
How did Costa Rica achieve social and market incorporation
In 1980, just before the debt crisis and in contrast with the experience of the rest of Latin America, almost all Costa Ricans had formal jobs and high-quality social services. To explain this double social and market incorporation, the present article calls into question the role of land distribution, high-quality public institutions and democracy. Instead of these, it focuses on the State-building process whereby a small emerging elite of busin…
Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration in the Americas
Gallagher, Kevin. Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. Tables, figures, bibliography, index, 125 pp.; hardcover $45, paperback $17.95. Gereffi, Gary, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair, eds. Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry After NAFTA. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2002. Tables, figures, bibliography, index, 356 pp.; hardcover $75.50, pap…
Downsizing the State. Privatization and the Limits of Neo-liberal Reform in Mexico. DAG Macleod, University Park, PA
Privatization, together with the liberalization of the financial account, are the most disputed components of the neo-liberal policy package implemented in Latin America during the 1980s and 1990s. The belief that public firms are always more inefficient than private ones has proven unwarranted, and the process has often led to job losses, corruption and limited efficiency gains
Development trajectories and new comparative advantages
Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration in the Americas
Gallagher, Kevin. Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. Tables, figures, bibliography, index, 125 pp.; hardcover $45, paperback $17.95. Gereffi, Gary, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair, eds. Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry After NAFTA. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2002. Tables, figures, bibliography, index, 356 pp.; hardcover $75.50, pap…
The Decline of Latin American Economies
State, firms and the process of industrial upgrading
This article explores the usefulness of the varieties of capitalism approach to explain Latin America's failure to secure industrial upgrading. Based on the analysis of Costa Rica's partial success in developing high-tech sectors, the article makes two arguments. First, the hierarchical market economy model discussed by Soskice and Schneider in this special issue contributes to our understanding of some of Latin America's problems. In particular,…
Latin American capitalism
During the last three decades, and contrary to expectations, Latin America's economic performance has been poor and many of its structural weaknesses have deepened. Despite the recent export commod
Bolsa Família, poverty and inequality
Created in 2003 by the unification of four earlier initiatives, Bolsa Família currently provides cash transfers to 13 million people and supports more than one-third of the children that go to primary school in Brazil. This article extends and expands previous reviews on the origins, development and impact of the programme. The authors consider the political and economic dimensions in their evaluation of Bolsa Família’s contribution to the reduct…
Che Guevara
A Fast Herd and a Slow Tortoise
Can Latin American Production Regimes Complement Universalistic Welfare Regimes
Much of the literature on political economy expects complementarities between (universal) welfare regimes and production regimes. This article draws from Costa Rica's showcase of human development and universalistic social policies to address how the production regime supports and constrains the welfare regime. We show that there were some positive relations between the two regimes at various points but that they were neither fully nor mostly com…
Forthcoming in Volume 48, Number 2
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Putting universalism to the service of social justice
Filling in the Missing Link between Universalism and Democracy
This article explores a missing link in the recent literature on the formation of social policies: that between democracy and universalism, one desirable yet elusive feature of these policies. We base our argument on a case study of Costa Rica, the most successful case of universalism in Latin America. We proceed by first depicting Costa Rica's peculiar policy architecture, based on the incremental expansion of benefits funded on payroll taxes. T…
Son los países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo estructuralmente diferentes? Un análisis del pensamiento de Kalecki
Este artículo compara las ideas de Kalecki sobre la estructura económica de los países desarrollados y subdesarrollados. Kalecki enfatizó el diferente rol que cumplen las restricciones de la demanda y de la oferta agregada sobre ambos tipos de países. En los países ricos la producción estaba determinada por la demanda, mientras que en los países en vías de desarrollo la producción estaba sujeta a cuellos de botellas tanto en el sector alimentario…
How did Costa Rica achieve social and market incorporation
In 1980, just before the debt crisis and in contrast with the experience of the rest of Latin America, almost all Costa Ricans had formal jobs and high-quality social services. To explain this double social and market incorporation, the present article calls into question the role of land distribution, high-quality public institutions and democracy. Instead of these, it focuses on the State-building process whereby a small emerging elite of busin…
Undoing segmentation? Latin American health care policy during the economic boom
For all the agreement regarding the segmented character of Latin America's social policy, few studies define it clearly, let alone suggest exact ways to measure it. This article provides a more precise definition based on a threefold policy output comprising coverage, generosity, and equity. Empirically, the article explores the cross‐national variation in segmentation in health care within Latin America in 2000 and 2013, before and after Latin A…
Uneven Social Policies
Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 23(4), pp. 506–507
All about ideology? Reading Piketty ́s with Latin American lenses
This review essay evaluates Capital and Ideology in light of the Latin American experience. Given its history of exploitation and high levels of inequality, the region constitutes an essential case study. By considering the Latin America case, we can also benefit from the many insights coming from within the region and often overlooked by the Anglo‐Saxon (dominant) literature. The paper makes two different arguments. First, asymmetries in economi…
The Costs of Inequality in Latin America
"From the United States to the United Kingdom and from China to India, growing inequality has led to social discontent and the emergence of populist parties, also contributing to economic crises. We urgently need a better understanding of the roots and costs of growing income gaps. The Costs of Inequality draws on the experience of Latin America, one of the most unequal regions of the world, using historical examples from different countries to d…
Why Is the Accumulation of Knowledge So Hard? Exploring Econometric Research on the Determinants of Public Social Spending in Latin America
Many areas in applied econometric research within political economy fail to come up with conclusive findings. This is the case, for example, with studies on the determinants of public social spending in Latin America, a key area of research given the impact of social programs on poverty, inequality, and welfare more generally. In this area, as in others, it is hard to identify clear answers regarding the impact of economic processes and political…
Southern Discomfort
Researchers in development studies have expressed discomfort at the hierarchy inherent in the use of 'North' and 'South', and cognate concepts like 'First' and 'Third World', or 'emerging economies'. Instead of setting aside the terminology, this article delves into the layered meaning-making around the notion of the South. Drawing on multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives, it maps out the South as (1) territory constructed through history, g…
Universalism in Healthcare for Human Security
Universal healthcare, encompassing coverage, generosity, and equity in health benefits and services, directly enhances human security. Expanding universal healthcare is becoming increasingly important amidst heightening, interrelated threats to human security. Developing countries are likely to bear greater impacts from these threats, but have healthcare systems that are inadequately prepared for the same. To strengthen healthcare universalism, p…
Oportunidades perdidas pospandemia
Este artículo investiga si las respuestas a la pandemia implicaron oportunidades para crear y/o ampliar políticas sociales inclusivas en El Salvador, uno de los países latinoamericanos que destinó más recursos a enfrentarla. Para ello, examina las principales respuestas de corto plazo desplegadas en 2020 y 2021 -transferencias monetarias y vacunación, sus actores y justificaciones- y determina si crearon legados expansivos pasada la pandemia. Los…
The Quest for Universal Social Policy in the South
Universal social policies have the power to reduce inequality and create more cohesive societies. How can countries in the South deliver universalism? This book answers this question through a comparative analysis of Costa Rica, Mauritius, South Korea, and Uruguay, and a detailed historical account of Costa Rica's successful trajectory. Against the backdrop of democracy and progressive parties, the authors place at center stage the policy archite…
Uneven Social Policies
Uneven Social Policies: The Politics of Subnational Variation in Latin America." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(1), pp. 83–84
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