{"product_id":"scheming-for-the-poor-9780674790858","title":"Scheming for the Poor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScheming for the Poor is the first comparative analysis of redistributive policymaking in Latin America. Ascher examines the success or failure of progressive policies launched by nine governments grouped into three regime typespopulist, reformist, and radicalover the course of the postwar history of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a major contribution to the study of both Latin American politics and the broader field of public policy. There is nothing of similar scope currently available in either English or Spanish. -- Lars Schoultz, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. Introduction   1. Defining the Redistributive Issue   2. Matching Tactics, Context, and Theory    II. The Authoritarian Populists   3. Argentina's Machiavellian Master   4. The Debacle of Chile's General of Hope   5. The Faltering Redistributionist Impulse in Peru   6. Interpreting the Authoritarian Populists    III. The Democratic Reformists   7. Gradualism in Chile   8. Reform in Peru   9. Argentina's Beleaguered Center   10. The Logic and Tactics of Reformism    IV. The Radicals   11. Collapse in Chile   12. The Peruvian Military   13. Common Predicaments   14. Conclusions    Notes   References   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403611054423,"sku":"9780674790858","price":63.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674790858.jpg?v=1730483982","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/scheming-for-the-poor-9780674790858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}