Latin American market-oriented reforms along the lines of the Washington Consensus need to be supplemented by a number of social policies to achieve a more equitable society. While there has been considerable progress in enhancing the efficiency, much less has been made with regard to improving the social situation. Germany has a long and successful tradition of a social market economy. However, developments in recent years have shown various pitfalls in the current economic and social security systems and the need for appropriate adjustments. Therefore, Germany as well as most Latin American countries have to look for new solutions to combine social justice with economic efficiency. This volume addresses some of the most pertinent problems in this respect.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
«Die Verknüpfung von wirtschaftlichem Leistungsgedanken und sozialer Gerechtigkeit erfordert - und bietet - sowohl in Lateinamerika also auch in Deutschland neue Lösungen. Das ist die zentrale Botschaft dieses lesenswerten Buches.» (Hartmut Kreikebaum, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
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978-3-631-37773-4 (9783631377734)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
The Editors: Hermann Sautter: Director of the Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research (IAI) and economics professor at University of Goettingen (since 1992), University of Frankfurt (1978-1992). Member of the Scientific Council of the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (since 1988) and Chairman of the Committee for Developing Countries of the German Economics Association (1988-1992).
Rolf Schinke: Academic Director at the Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research (IAI); member of an EU mission to Central America (1990-1992); head of a joint research project with the Catholic University, Chile, the University of Chile and the IAI.
Contents: Hermann Sautter/Rolf Schinke: Foreword - Hermann Sautter: «Social Justice» - its Meaning and its Implementation in a Market Economy - Rolf Schinke: Indicators of Social Justice in Latin America: A Matter of Concern? - Hans Jürgen Rösner: The Institutional Framework of a Social Market Economy - Knut Gerlach: Harmonizing Equity with Growth: The Role of Educational Policy - J.-Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg: Harmonizing Equity with Growth: The Role of Health Policy - Klaus Liebig: Ongoing Reforms of Latin American Health Systems: Can Market-Oriented Reforms Help to Solve the Problem? - Peter Rühmann: The German Labor Market Institutions - Will They Meet the Demand of Globalization and Europeanization? - Winfried Schmähl: Old-Age Security: Design and Effects of Pension Schemes: Some Basic Aspects - Hermann Sautter: «Social Justice» in a Market Economy - Some Results of the Discussion.
