The Politics of Social Protection in Latin America

Armando Barrientos

doi:10.1093/9780197698716.003.0010

The Politics of Social Protection in Latin America

Armando Barrientos

Global Development Institute

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Abstract

Inequality is the salient feature of social protection in Latin America. Existing social protection institutions neatly segment the population in Latin American countries. Occupational insurance funds and/or individual retirement savings plans are accessible to skilled workers in large firms and the public sector. Social assistance targets less skilled workers and their families. How and why have countries in Latin America constructed dual social protection institutions? What political conditions explain this stratification? This chapter argues that an understanding of the politics of stratified social protection emerges from connecting these institutions to political realignments that impact on the political incorporation of wage earners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Politics of Welfare in the Global South
Editors	Sattwick Dey Biswas, Cleopas Gabriel Sambo, Sony Pellissery
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	10
Pages	246-269
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9780197698716
ISBN (Print)	9780197698686
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197698716.003.0010
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2024

Keywords

politics of welfare
social protection
Latin America
pensions
social assistance
occupational insurance
individual retirement savings
conditional income transfers

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Global inequalities
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Improving research infrastructure on social assistance in low and middle income countries
Barrientos, A. (PI)
1/05/16 → 30/04/18
Project: Research

Social Assistance in Low and Middle Income Countries
Barrientos, A. (Creator), University of Manchester, Aug 2018
http://www.social-assistance.manchester.ac.uk
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