TY  - GEN
AU  - Arocena,Felipe
AU  - Bowman,Kirk
TI  - Lessons from Latin America: innovations in politics, culture, and development / 
SN  - 9781442605497
AV  - 100 F 1414  A769l 2014
U1  - 980.03 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Historia social
KW  - Ciencia Política
KW  - América Latina
KW  - Historia
KW  - Política social
N1  - List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Would You Like to go to South America? Part I: Politics: Elections and Participation 2. Gender and Representation 3. Counting the Votes and Aggregating Political Preferences 4. Demilitarization and Peace Promotion Part II: Cultural Rights: Racism, Discrimination and Multiculturalism 5. The Awakening of Indigenous Culture: The Case of Bolivia 6. Brazil: Where Were the Blacks? 7. Latino Immigration into the United States: A Paradigm Shift from Assimilation to Multiculturalism Part III: Social Policy, Inequality, and the Beautiful Game 8. The Delayed Revolution and the Rise of the South 9. Retirement with Dignity? Lessons from Pension Reform in Chile and Beyond 10. Global Lessons from the Beautiful Game Conclusion References Index
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"Since the early 1980s, Latin American countries have been innovative in a range of policy and cultural experiences, including health care, voting, pensions, and multiculturalism. And yet, their policy innovations are rarely found in textbooks. This book addresses that gap, providing a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of both the history of "looking down" at Latin America and the political, economic, and cultural "lessons" (including successes, failures, and unintended consequences) that should inform important policy discussions around the world."...pub. desc
ER  -