Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xvii
6. Abbreviations xxiii
7. INTRODUCTION. Toward a Political Economy of Social Policy 1
8. PART ONE: The Historical Origins of Welfare Systems, 1945–80
9. CHAPTER ONE. Social Policy in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1945–80: An Overview 27
10. CHAPTER TWO. The Expansion of Welfare Commitments in Latin America, 1945–80 79
11. CHAPTER THREE. The Evolution of Social Contracts in East Asia, 1950–80 114
12. CHAPTER FOUR. Building the Socialist Welfare State: The Expansion of Welfare Commitments in Eastern Europe 143
13. PART TWO: Democratization, Economic Crisis, and Welfare Reform, 1980–2005
14. CHAPTER FIVE. The Political Economy of Welfare Reform 181
15. CHAPTER SIX. Democracy, Growth, and the Evolution of Social Contracts in East Asia, 1980–2005 221
16. CHAPTER SEVEN. Democracy, Economic Crisis, and Social Policy in Latin America, 1980–2005 262
17. CHAPTER EIGHT. The Legacy of the Socialist Welfare State, 1990–2005 305
18. CONCLUSION. Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Theory of the Welfare State 346
19. APPENDIX ONE. Cross-National Empirical Studies of the Effects of Democracy on Social Policy and Social Outcomes 365
20. APPENDIX TWO. Fiscal Federalism and Social Spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe 370
21. APPENDIX THREE. A Cross-Section Model of Social Policy and Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries, 1973–80 372
22. APPENDIX FOUR. Regime-Coding Rules 379
23. APPENDIX FIVE. A Cross-Section, Time-Series Model of Social Spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1980–2000 382
24. APPENDIX SIX. Social Security, Health, and Education Expenditure in East Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, 1980–2005 387
25. References 399
26. Index 449