MAP20070032436Do options exist? : the reform of pension and health care systems in Latin America / edited by María Amparo Cruz-Saco and Carmelo Mesa-Lago. — Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, cop. 1998444 p. ; 24 cm
. — (Pitt Latin American series)Sumario: The first section of the book analyzes the structural reforms of pensions in Chile, Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, and Colombia and the structural reforms of the health sector in Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. The second section assesses the situation and reform prospects for pensions and health care in Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Venezuela. The concluding chapter examines the conditions and factors that affect vaious types of reform, summarizing and comparing the main characteristics of structural reforms and formulating policy recommendations