Reassembling Social Security: A Survey of Pensions and Health Care Reforms in Latin America Published in association with the Pan-American Health Organization

The Reform Of Social Security Pensions And Healthcare Is A Key Issue For The Modern World, And In Many Ways Latin America Has Acted As A Social Laboratory For The Reform Of These Systems. From The Reforms That Took Place In Chile In 1981, Most Pension And Health Care Systems In The Region Have Seen Reform, And Been Fully Or Partially Privatized. Many Other Countries Considering Reform Of Their Own Systems Have Been Influenced By The Policies Implemented In Latin America. Yet Despite The Importance And Influence Of These Reforms, Until Now There Has Not Been An Integrated And Comprehensive Analysis Of The Changes And Their Effects. This Book Is The Result Of Four Years Of Painstaking Work, Data Collection, Field Research And International Collaboration, And So Fills The Vacuum In The Literature With A Systematic Comparison Of Pension And Healthcare Reforms In The 20 Latin American Countries. This Is The First Book To Comprehensively Study These Influential Reforms In Latin America's Pension And Health Care Systems, And As Such Will Be Of Importance To Academics And Researchers Interested In Social Security And Welfare Policy, Pensions, Health Care, And Public Policy;social Security, Pension, And Health Care Policymakers; And Social Security, Pension, And Health Care Consultants And Practitioners.--book Jacket. Pt. I. Introduction: The State Of Pension And Health Care In The Region Before The Reforms -- 1. Social Security Principles, Enforcement In Latin America, And Modifications By The Reforms -- Pt. Ii. Pension Reforms And Their Effects -- 2. Pension Reforms: Taxonomy, Goals, And Actors -- 3. Effects Of Pension Reforms On Universal Coverage -- 4. Effects On Equal Treatment, Solidarity, And Comprehensiveness-sufficiency -- 5. Effects On Unity, State Responsibility, Efficiency, Costs, Social Participation, And Reform Goals -- 6. Effects On Financial Sustainability And Reform Goals -- Pt. Iii. Health Care Reforms And Their Effects -- 7. Health Care Reforms: Taxonomy, Objectives, And Actors -- 8. Effects Of Health Care Reforms On Universal Coverage -- 9. Effects On Equal Treatment, Solidarity, And Comprehensiveness/sufficiency -- 10. Effects On Unity, State Responsibility, Efficiency, Costs, Social Participation, And Reform New Goals -- 11. Effects On Financial Sustainability And Efficacy -- Pt. Iv. Towards A Better Social Security In The Future -- 12. Policies On Pensions And Health Care. Carmelo Mesa-lago. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [387]-411) And Index.