Crucial needs, weak incentives: social sector reform, democratization, and globalization in Latin America

The politics of health sector reform: cross-national comparisons / Joan M. Nelson

Change teams and vested interests: social security health reform in Mexico / Alejandra González Rossetti

Ambitious plans, modest outcomes: the politics of health care reform in Argentina / Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

A sweeping health reform: the quest for unification, coverage, and efficiency in Colombia / Patricia Ramírez

Toward a unified and more equitable system: health reform in Brazil / Marta Arretche

Reinforcing a public system: health sector reform in Costa Rica / Mary A. Clark

Piecemeal but innovative: health sector reform in Peru / Christina Ewig

The politics of education sector reform: cross-national comparisons / Robert R. Kaufman, Joan M. Nelson

Interests, institutions, and reformers: the politics of education decentralization in Mexico / Merilee S. Grindle

Multiple preferences, variable strengths: the politics of education reform in Argentina / Javier Corrales

Education reform in Colombia: the elusive quest for effectiveness / Pamela S. Lowden

Federal leverage in a decentralized system: education reform in Brazil / Sônia M. Draibe

Empowering parents while making them pay: autonomous schools and education reform processes in Nicaragua / Alec Ian Gershberg

Innovation and frustration: education reform in Venezuela / Josefina Bruni Celli

Conclusions: the political dynamics of reform / Robert R. Kaufman, Joan M. Nelson.