Lessons from Latin America

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Lessons from Latin America

Author	: Felipe Arocena
File Size	: 53,7 Mb
Publisher	: University of Toronto Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 05 August 2014
ISBN	: 9781442605497
Pages	: 225 pages

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Lessons from Latin America by Felipe Arocena Book PDF Summary

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.

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