Welfare Politics in Mexico

Papering Over the Cracks

Peter Ward

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01 August 2025

Social welfare & social services

Series: Routledge Revivals

When it was originally published in 1986, this was the first book to deal simultaneously with several aspects of social welfare provision in a developing country. The unique contribution of the book is based on the analysis of 3 substantive welfare areas – land (for self-help housing), urban infrastructure and health – which are examined in terms of the nature, motivation and effectiveness of government intervention. The book covers 3 administrations between 1970 and the mid-1980s and sets the analysis in the wider context of Latin American affairs. The author shows that although social welfare expenditure has increased, its importance as a government priority has been sharply eroded.

By: Peter Ward
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032556833
ISBN 10: 1032556838
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Reviews for Welfare Politics in Mexico: Papering Over the Cracks

‘…this book is a most rewarding analysis of the politics and practice of social welfare in Mexico City…’ David J. Fox, Progress in Human Geography, Volume 12, Issue 4. ‘His account presents some of the best Mexican research on the questions.’ Nigel Harris, Urban Studies, Volume 24, No. 4.