¿Hubo cambio en la política social de los gobiernos de la "nueva izquierda" en América Latina?

Abstract

In this article, the authors analyze the social policy of “new left” governments in South America to determine whether it differed from the policy maintained by the previous center-right governments. The authors examine the evolution of public spending on income transfer programs, education, health, and housing, as well as the qualitative changes they caused. Parallel to economic growth, and independent from public spending in all the countries of the region, the results indicate that new left governments implemented the expansion of public spending within a more equitable and dynamic economic environment.