CONTENTS -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Social Policy, Citizenship, and the Realization of Rights -- PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON RIGHTS-BASED SOCIAL POLICY -- Chapter 2. Increasing Social Inclusion through Social Guarantees -- Chapter 3. Democratic Governance and Institution Building for Inclusive Social Policy: The Latin American Experience -- Chapter 4. Comprehensive Social Policy for Inclusive and Sustainable Globalization -- PART II. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL POLICIES WITH A RIGHTS-BASED FOCUS: EXAMPLES FROM THE CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA, AND SOUTH AFRICA -- Chapter 5. Implementing Social Guarantees: The Regime of Explicit Guarantees in Health in Chile -- Chapter 6. The Role of the Courts in Realizing Rights to Housing and Health: The Case of South Africa -- Chapter 7. Establishing Social Equity: Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru -- Chapter 8. Achieving Equitable and Inclusive Citizenship through Social Policy: The Cases of Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis -- Chapter 9. Moving toward Comprehensive Social Policy: The Case of Uruguay -- Chapter 10. A Bridge to Peace through Citizenship Building: Guaranteeing Health and Education Rights in Colombia -- Index -- BOXES -- 1.1. The Dimensions of a Social Guarantee: A Summary -- 3.1. Social Policy in Latin America: A Historical Perspective -- 4.1. Four Critical Functions Played by Safety Nets -- 4.2. New Frontiers of Social Policy -- 4.3. "Successfully" Reaching Nonpoor People -- 5.1. Mechanisms for Redress-The Role of the Superintendent of Health -- FIGURES -- 4.1. Analytical Framework for Globalized Social Policy -- 4.2. Selected Economies and Regions Classified by Type of Welfare Regime -- TABLES -- 1.1. Matrix for the Domains and Dimensions of a Social Guarantee -- 2.1. Domains and Subdimensions of a Social Guarantee.

5.A.1. Medical Conditions Included in the REGH, by Stage of List Expansion -- 5.B.1. Legal, Institutional, Instrumental, and Financial Aspects of the REGH in Chile -- 5.B.2. Spending in the REGH Based on Budget Allocations Only -- 5.B.3. Aspects of Spending in the REGH Based on Budget Allocations only -- 6.A.1. Housing and Health Aspects of Social Guarantees in South Africa -- 7.1. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Basic Education Programs in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru -- 7.2. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Selected Health Programs in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru -- 8.1. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Education, Housing, and Health Care in Jamaica -- 8.2. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Education and Health Care in St. Kitts and Nevis -- 9.1. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Social Protection Policies in Uruguay -- 10.1. The Social Guarantees Matrix for Health Care and Education in Colombia.