The Welfare State in Emerging-Market Economies : With Case Studies from Latin America, Eastern-Central Europe, and Asia
This book focuses on the transition of welfare state systems in developing countries in Latin America, Eastern-Central Europe and Asia, while refering to their particular political and economic development contexts. It is one of the few books available that compares these three world regions, and focuses on in-depth analysis of social policy in developing countries. The book states that developing countries also have "welfare state systems" and that they are on the rise throughout the world, thus changing the landscape of welfare capitalism the world over