| Description |
xvi, 542 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The politics of health sector reform: cross-national comparisons / Joan M. Nelson -- Change teams and vested interests: social security health reform in Mexico / Alejandra González Rossetti -- Ambitious plans, modest outcomes: the politics of health care reform in Argentina / Peter Lloyd-Sherlock -- A sweeping health reform: the quest for unification, coverage, and efficiency in Colombia / Patricia Ramírez -- Toward a unified and more equitable system: health reform in Brazil / Marta Arretche -- Reinforcing a public system: health sector reform in Costa Rica / Mary A. Clark -- Piecemeal but innovative: health sector reform in Peru / Christina Ewig -- The politics of education sector reform: cross-national comparisons / Robert R. Kaufman, Joan M. Nelson -- Interests, institutions, and reformers: the politics of education decentralization in Mexico / Merilee S. Grindle -- Multiple preferences, variable strengths: the politics of education reform in Argentina / Javier Corrales -- Education reform in Colombia: the elusive quest for effectiveness / Pamela S. Lowden -- Federal leverage in a decentralized system: education reform in Brazil / Sônia M. Draibe -- Empowering parents while making them pay: autonomous schools and education reform processes in Nicaragua / Alec Ian Gershberg -- Innovation and frustration: education reform in Venezuela / Josefina Bruni Celli -- Conclusions: the political dynamics of reform / Robert R. Kaufman, Joan M. Nelson. |
| Subject |
Health care reform -- Latin America -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Health care reform. |
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Latin America. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Medical policy -- Latin America -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Medical policy. |
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Educational change -- Latin America -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational change. |
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Education and state -- Latin America -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education and state. |
| Added Author |
Kaufman, Robert R.
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Nelson, Joan M.
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| ISBN |
0801880823 paperback alkaline paper |
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0801880491 cloth alkaline paper |
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