Crucial needs, weak incentives : social sector reform, democratization, and globalization in Latin America.

Donación de Mario Pecheny (8 de septiembre de 2010).

Contenido: 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.