Scheming for the Poor

Scheming for the Poor PDF Author: William Ascher
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674790858
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Book Description
Comparison of political aspects of economic policy aiming at income redistribution in Argentina, Chile and Peru - focuses on the policy- making process, comparing the approaches of populist, reformist and radical political leadership; discusses inflation and investment policy, trade policy, balance of payments, tax reform, land reform, wage policy, public expenditure on social services, etc.; considers trade union attitudes and landowners, rural workers, entrepreneurs and employers attitudes, and armed forces political opposition.