Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean / United Nations ; edited by Rodrigo Martínez.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations

Contributor:

Martínez, Rodrigo.

Series:

Libros de la CEPAL ; no.146.

ECLAC Books ; no.146

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2018.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The world is going through a period of change. Volatile economic growth, climate change, the technological revolution, migration and the demographic transition all reflect this, as do the impacts these changes are having on society and the challenges they pose for public policies. Continuing the social progress made in Latin America and the Caribbean, ensuring no ground is lost and attaining the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while ensuring that no one is left behind will require new and greater public policy efforts to enhance coverage and quality. An essential part of this is to have institutions capable of meeting current and future challenges, securing viable and sustainable achievements and guaranteeing the universal exercise of rights. This book reviews elements of the institutional framework for social policies in the region, particularly those focused on social protection. It thus discusses the leading concepts and the progress made at the regional and national level within a framework of four complementary analytical dimensions: the legal and regulatory dimension, the organizational dimension, the technical and operational dimension and the financing dimension.

Contents:

Care as a pillar of social protection: Rights, policies and institutions in Latin America

Life cycle and social policies: Youth institutions in the region

Disability and public policy: Institutional progress and challenges in Latin America

Latin American Afrodescendants: Institutional framework and public policies

Institutional aspects of Latin America's pension systems

Institutional framework for social development

Foreword

Labour market regulation and social protection: Institutional challenges

Social development and social protection institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: Overview and challenges

Introduction.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789210586245

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