Gender and Politics: Social Policy Reform and Innovation in Chile

Staab, Silke

This book explores recent social policy reforms and innovations in Chile. Focusing on four major reform episodes — health, pensions, childcare, and maternity leave — Silke Staab unveils the complex interplay of factors that have shaped the successes and failures of actors pursuing positive gender change in social policy. She shows that even in highly constrained settings positive gender change is possible, but that its scope and quality are bound to vary in response to sector-specific institutional constraints and opportunities.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-07-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319816906

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-34156-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 254