?This book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protection in Latin America, its origins, institutions, and outcomes. The book advocates a causal inference approach to the study of the institutions that have dominated social protection in the region: occupational insurance, individual retirement savings, and social assistance.
Armando Barrientos is Professor Emeritus of Poverty and Social Justice at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, UK. He was also Research Director at the World Poverty Institute.