Inclusive Social Protection in Latin America : A Comprehensive, Rights-based Approach / Simone Cecchini and Rodrigo Martínez.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Cecchini, Simone, author.

Contributor:

Martínez, Rodrigo.

Series:

Libros de la CEPAL 2411-9385 ; no.111.

Libros de la CEPAL

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This publication examines the main debates under way on social protection and co-responsibility transfer programmes. It identifies the role played by these programmes and considers the conceptual elements, needs and the challenges that will have to be overcome to consolidate comprehensive social protection systems in Latin America. The authors argue that these should be solidarity-based systems that provide universal coverage and are essentially egalitarian in the guarantees established as citizens' rights. Citizenship as a whole is thus becoming part of protection policies as the region moves towards all-encompassing social policies that combine the complementary principles of targeting as the instrument and universality as the end.

Contents:

Foreword

Summary

Introduction

Social policy and protection

Social protection in Latin America in the new millennium

Co-responsibility transfer programmes and social protection

Towards a comprehensive social protection system

Co-responsibility transfer programmes as a gateway into social protection

Consolidating social protection in Latin America: Main challenges

Bibliography

Social protection and economic, social and cultural rights

Three model co-responsibility transfer programmes in the region

Estimated cost of non-contributory cash transfers

Statistical annex.

ISBN:

9789210553100

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