INVESTIGADORES
ARZA Camila
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Policy gaps in the Argentine pension system, 1974-2000
Autor/es:
ARZA, CAMILA
Lugar:
Londres
Reunión:
Conferencia; Annual Conference, Economic History Society; 2004
Institución organizadora:
Economic History Society
Resumen:
Policy failure (and government failure in general) have been for long central in research concerned with the role and outcomes of public action. This paper is concerned with the analysis of the mechanisms which may generate a gap between initially intended policy outcomes and those observed on the ground. The analysis centres on the study of the coverage limitations of the pension system in Argentina, that followed the universalisation of access to pension rights, over the 1950s and 1960s. The first part of the paper provides a conceptual framework to understand the main features affecting policy formation and implementation, while the second applies this framework to the analysis of pension policy in Argentina, identifying a key aspect of policy failure in the operation of the pension system over the 1974-2000 period. The paper shows how both, the socioeconomic context of implementation can be much more relevant than the legislated rules themselves to determine the outcomes of public policy.