Social Policy Regimes in Latin America: A Critical Review of the Literature

The article discusses the main academic contributions to the study of different social policy regimes in Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century to the present time. It analyzes social policy regime variation across countries and time, as well as the politics of social policy during this period. After identifying three stages in the development of social policies, the article highlights the main challenges of Latin America's social protection regimes, the main contributions and gaps in the literature, as well as the issues that should be considered in a future research agenda.