Teichman, Judith A. 1947-

Social forces and states : poverty and distributional outcomes in South Korea, Chile, and Mexico / Judith A. Teichman. - xii, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234) and index.

Social forces and history : explaining divergent poverty and distributional outcomes -- South Korea : the historical origins of equitable growth -- Chile : the historical origins of inequality -- Mexico : the historical origins of poverty and inequality -- Social forces, the state, and distributional outcomes -- The 1980s and 1990s : economic and social outcomes diverge -- Social conditions and welfare regimes in the twenty first century.

This book is a comparative study of the different distributional and poverty outcomes in South Korea, Chile, and Mexico.

9780804778268 (pbk.) 0804778264 (pbk.)


Poverty--Case studies.
Equality--Case studies.
Pobreza--Estudio de casos
Igualdad--Estudio de casos


Korea (South)--Social conditions.
Korea (South)--Economic conditions.
Chile--Social conditions.
Chile--Economic conditions.
Mexico--Social conditions.
Mexico--Economic conditions.

HC 79 / T262s 2012

305.5/69