Confronting inequality: Social protection for families and early childhood through monetary transfers and care worldwide

This paper analyzes social protection policies for families and early childhood focusing on three main policies: family allowances and other types of monetary transfers for families with children, work leaves and early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies worldwide. It analyzes the design an...

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Autores principales: Filgueira, Fernando, Rossel, Cecilia
Otros Autores: Cuenta de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: ECLAC 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11362/43158
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Sumario:This paper analyzes social protection policies for families and early childhood focusing on three main policies: family allowances and other types of monetary transfers for families with children, work leaves and early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies worldwide. It analyzes the design and reform of policies which protect families with children and early childhood comparing Latin America with other regions in the world. This analysis not only includes the basic description of these policies and its main features worldwide and across regions, but also pays attention to how these policies increase intergenerational and intra-generational equality as well as sustainability, efficacy and efficiency.