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Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba: Change in the Context of 21st Century Latin America (Series on Latin American Studies)
Jorge I. Dom Nguez
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Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer in Latin America. Since the 1959 revolution, its government has developed ambitious social policies to address health care, higher education, employment, the environment, and broad social inequalities, among other priorities. Cuban strategies emphasized universal rights and benefits, provided free of financial cost to users, and implemented under centralized and unitary policy design. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, funds for these policies came under strain, although systematic efforts have been made to sustain them. Poverty rates and inequality have risen. Access to higher education has become more difficult. ... Read more
Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer in Latin America. Since the 1959 revolution, its government has developed ambitious social policies to address health care, higher education, employment, the environment, and broad social inequalities, among other priorities. Cuban strategies emphasized universal rights and benefits, provided free of financial cost to users, and implemented under centralized and unitary policy design. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, funds for these policies came under strain, although systematic efforts have been made to sustain them. Poverty rates and inequality have risen. Access to higher education has become more difficult. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Series on Latin American Studies
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674975309
SKU
V9780674975309
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About Jorge I. Dom Nguez
Jorge I. Dom nguez is Antonio Medero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics at Harvard University. Mar a del Carmen Zabala Arg elles is a professor at the University of Havana, Cuba, and a researcher at FLACSO, the Cuba Program of the Latin American Social Sciences Faculty. Mayra Espina Prieto is Professor and Researcher at Centro de ... Read more
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