This Element shows that Latin America's social policy gains in the early 2000s remained segmented, exhibiting differences in access and benefit levels, gaps in service quality, and unevenness across policy sectors. It argues that this segmented expansion resulted due to the characteristics of democracy, economic conditions, and policy legacies.
This Element shows that Latin America's social policy gains in the early 2000s remained segmented, exhibiting differences in access and benefit levels, gaps in service quality, and unevenness across policy sectors. It argues that this segmented expansion resulted due to the characteristics of democracy, economic conditions, and policy legacies.