Social security in Latin America : pressure groups, stratification, and inequality /

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Author / Creator: Mesa-Lago, Carmelo, 1934- (Author)
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:University of Pittsburgh. University Library System. Digital Research Library.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1978.
Series:Pitt Latin American series.
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions.
University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections.
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A comprehensive and sophisticated study of the relationship between social security policy and inequality in Latin America. Individual case studies of Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Argentina, and Mexico are presented, that provide a historical analysis of each country's social security policy, the pressure groups involved, the present structure of the systems, and a statistical examination of the inequality among these pressure groups.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 351 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822984689
0822984687
9780822976202
082297620X
Author Notes:Carmelo Mesa-Lago is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Pittsburgh.