TY - BOOK AU - Mesa-Lago,Carmelo TI - Ascent to bankruptcy: financing social security in Latin America SN - 0822936003 U1 - 368.40980 21 PY - 1989/// CY - Pittsburgh PB - University of Pittsburgh Press KW - Seguridad social KW - Finanzas KW - América Latina N1 - Tables. Acronyms. Introduction. 1 The evolution of social security in latin america, its problems and relationship with development. 2 Costa Rica: A latecomer turned boomer. 3 Cuba: Socialism and statization. 4 Chile: Pioneer in adoption and privatization. 5 Mexico: The challenge of universalization. 6 Peru: A midstreamer's premature crisis. 7 Uruguay: The troubled welfare state. 8 The needed reform: strategies and obstacles. ER -