{"product_id":"retiring-the-state-9780804747073","title":"Retiring the State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1990s, numerous Latin American nations privatized their public pension systems. These reforms dramatically transformed the way these countries provide retirement income. This book is a study of the origins of this surprising trend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Madrid demonstrates a deep knowledge of the literature; uses a sophisticated methodology; treats the subject in a comprehensive, comparative, systematic, and analytical manner; and arrives at reasonable conclusions based on solid evidence....[an] excellent book...\" -- \u003ci\u003eGovernance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is hard not to walk away impressed with the breadth of scholarship in \u003ci\u003eRetiring the State\u003c\/i\u003e\" -- \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Madrid] demonstrates a mastery of the relevant empirical material, and he makes a convincing case that the causes of pension reform in Latin America are different from the causes of welfare reform more generally.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405554098519,"sku":"9780804747073","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804747073.jpg?v=1730492812","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/retiring-the-state-9780804747073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}