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Latin American capitalism: economic and social policy in transition
(2009)During the last theree decades, and contrary to expectations, Latin Americas economis performace has been poor nad many of its structural weaknesses have deepened. Despite the recent eport commodity boom, the regions average ... -
Legal Opportunity Structures and Social Movements: The Effects of Institutional Change on Costa Rican Politics
(2006-04-01)How does institutional change in established democracies affect the distribution of political power in society? The new constitutional court in Costa Rica allows the authors to analyze the effects of judicial reform on the ... -
Legitimidad y consenso en el sistema político nacional: tradiciones y fiestas electorales (1979-1998)
(2010-10-15)Identificar y analizar las tradiciones político-electorales en el periodo 1978-1998, para entender los cambios y continuidades que se presentan en la construcción de la legitimidad del sistema político nacional. -
Limits to Costa Rican Heterodoxy: What Has Changed in “Paradise”?
(2010)Throughout the second half of the 1980s and the 1990s, the so-called "Central American Switzerland," maintained an admirable record of democratic elections, an unblemished record of human and civil rights, a reasonable ... -
Maternalism, Co-responsibility, and Social Equity: A Typology of Work–Family Policies
(2015-03)This paper provides a conceptual lens to address the complexity of policies involved in reconciling paid work and family responsibilities. Our typology classifies policies by how they intervene in the relation between paid ... -
Mesa-Lago, Carmelo (2008): Reassembling social security: a survey of pensions and healthcare reforms in Latin America. Oxford University Press
(2009-12-02)Pocas veces se encuentra una, frente a una obra en la que el mensaje reúne tantas virtudes como el mensajero. Carmelo Mesa-Lago es una eminencia en materia de seguridad social en América Latina y esta obra es dignísima ...