{"product_id":"retiring-the-state-the-politics-of-pension-privatization-in-latin-america-and-beyond-9780804747073","title":"Retiring the State: The Politics of Pension Privatization in Latin America and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, numerous Latin American nations privatized their public pension systems. These reforms dramatically transformed the way these countries provide retirement income, and they provoked widespread protests from workers and pensioners alike. \u003ci\u003eRetiring the State\u003c\/i\u003e represents the first book-length study of the origins of this surprising trend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on original field research, including interviews with key policymakers, Madrid argues that the recent reforms were driven not by social policy, but by macroeconomic concerns. Countries facing growing financial pressures chose to privatize their pension systems largely to boost their domestic savings rates and reduce public pension spending in the long run. The author explores his arguments through detailed case studies of pension reform in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, a survey of social security privatization efforts in East Europe and Latin America as a whole, and a quantitative analysis of pension privatization worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raul L. Madrid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.04w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804747073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaúl L. Madrid is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40141671759987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ed3b9abc-dcac-4d49-8e8d-5a3219d2256e.jpg?v=1654521224","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/retiring-the-state-the-politics-of-pension-privatization-in-latin-america-and-beyond-9780804747073","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}