Lessons from Latin America by Bowman, Kirk; Arocena, Felipe;

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Since the early 1980s, Latin American countries have been innovative in a range of policy and cultural experiences, including health care, voting, pensions, and multiculturalism. And yet, their policy innovations are rarely found in textbooks. This book addresses that gap, providing a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of both the history of ""looking down"" at Latin America and the political, economic, and cultural ""lessons"" (including successes, failures, and unintended consequences) that should inform important policy discussions around the world.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Would You Like to go to South America?
Part I: Politics: Elections and Participation
2. Gender and Representation
3. Counting the Votes and Aggregating Political Preferences
4. Demilitarization and Peace Promotion

Part II: Cultural Rights: Racism, Discrimination and Multiculturalism
5. The Awakening of Indigenous Culture: The Case of Bolivia
6. Brazil: Where Were the Blacks?
7. Latino Immigration into the United States: A Paradigm Shift from Assimilation to Multiculturalism

Part III: Social Policy, Inequality, and the Beautiful Game
8. The Delayed Revolution and the Rise of the South
9. Retirement with Dignity? Lessons from Pension Reform in Chile and Beyond
10. Global Lessons from the Beautiful Game
Conclusion

References
Index