Determinants of Equitable Social Policy in Latin America (1990-2013)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2116111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Altman (0000-0001-5985-6063, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Rossana Castiglioni (0000-0002-6510-0294, Diego Portales University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 763-784 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279419000734 |
| OpenAlex | W2977275264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 63 |
The fact that equitable social policy expanded drastically in Latin America during the left turn and during a time of prosperity does not necessarily mean that the ideological color of governing parties and economic growth are the engines behind changes in social policy, as is usually claimed by part of the literature. Using panel data from Latin American countries for 1990-2013, this paper offers an alternative explanation, derived from previous qualitative research, that the level of political competition, the strength of civil society, and wealth are the key factors behind the expansion of equitable social policy. Once these explanations are included in our models, the ideological leaning of governments and economic growth lose statistical significance. Thus, this paper challenges dominant approaches that consider social policy change in Latin America a consequence of the ideological leaning of the government and economic growth
Civil society · Competition (biology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Ideology · Latin Americans · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prosperity · Social policy · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |