Public policy and the care crisis in Latin America: Alternatives and initiatives

Given the socio-demographic characteristics and social structure of the countries of the region, it is important to include care issues in the debate on social protection and its governing principles. Social protection must, first of all, provide greater equality of access to people in need of care, regardless of their resources. Second, services and benefits must be universal and needs-based. The third principle of social protection, as it relates to care, is intergenerational solidarity. All of these principles must be somehow enshrined in social protection systems, according to each country’s particular risk profile, the role it assigns to family and policy, and the type of welfare regime in place.

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Gender Equality

Reduced Inequalities

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