The Politics of Healthcare Expansion

Policy Reform and Political Parties in Latin America

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Combining compelling field research with sharp analysis, The Politics of Healthcare Expansion unravels why efforts to expand equitable healthcare so often fall short - and why some succeed. Through comparative case studies from Chile, Mexico, and Peru, this book reveals how political party commitment, or the lack of it, shapes the design, implementation, and sustainability of healthcare reform. Moving beyond ideology, it demonstrates the crucial role of programmatic party engagement and analyzes the impact of technocrats and external actors when political parties are weak or disengaged. With timely lessons highlighted by the region's COVID-19 experience, this book offers rigorous insights and practical implications for anyone seeking to understand or influence social policy reform in emerging democracies.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-08-31
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009788441

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Zoila Ponce de León is Assistant Professor in Public Policy at the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She studies comparative social policy. Her research has been published in the Journal of Latin American Studies (Best Article Prize), Journal of Experimental Political Science, and Internal Migration Review, among others. She is the coauthor of Comparative Politics, 4th edition (2022).

1. Social policy reform in new democracies; 2. Political parties and programmatic commitment in the expansion of healthcare in post-neoliberal Latin America; 3. Two paths to reform: political parties and technocrats in Latin American healthcare policy; 4. When parties care: healthcare reform and programmatic commitment in Chile; 5. Healthcare reform by outsiders in Mexico; 6. Healthcare reform without parties in Peru; 7. Conclusions; Interviews; References; Index.

'In this important new book comparing Peru, Chile, and Mexico, Ponce de Leon demonstrates that good healthcare outcomes are possible if those running the nation's major political parties want it for their people. It is a major contribution to the study of Latin American health care systems, but also more generally to our understanding of policy reform, implementation, and political parties.' Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill