Public policy for pensions, health and sickness insurance

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Public policy for pensions, health and sickness insurance: potential lessons from Sweden for Latin America

Includes bibliography

Climate change in Central América: Potential impacts and public policy options

Since 2008 we have supported the collaborative initiative "Economics of Climate Change in Central America" aimed at demonstrating the impacts of climate variability and change and fostering a discussion on public policies in key sectors. The initiative has been led by the Ministries of Environment and Treasury or Finance of Central America, with the support of their ministerial councils, CCAD, COSEFIN, and Economic Integration Secretariat, SIECA. The Ministries of Agriculture and of Health, with their councils, CAC and COMISCA, have also joined the effort; and the Dominican Republic came on board in 2015.

Distributive impact of public policy

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the transition to a knowledge-based society: an agenda for public policy

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From social innovation to public policy. Success stories in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Toward a conceptual framework and public policy agenda for the information society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Regional integration and public policy. Evaluation of the European experience and possible implications for Latin American integration

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A comparative study of health care policy in the United States and Canada: what policymakers in Latin America might and might not learn from their neighbors to the North

Includes bibliography

The biodiesel market and public policy: a comparative analysis of Argentina and Brazil

Includes bibliography

Poverty, inequality and public policy in the Andean region: a comparative perspective

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Work, family and public policy changes in Latin America: Equity, maternalism and co-responsibility

Taking account of the substantial increase in female labour market participation that has occurred throughout the Latin American region, this article describes policies adopted with the aim of reconciling work and family responsibilities between 2003 and 2013, and the implications of their design for socioeconomic and gender equity. We look at the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay, five countries which, on the basis of their track records, are the best placed to implement policies to reorganize time, income and services. The empirical analysis indicates, first, that these changes have contributed to socioeconomic equity more consistently than to gender equity. Second, the scale and type of change was found to vary significantly from one country to another. The article concludes by raising a number of substantive questions about the measures, their implementation and effectiveness, and the variations between countries.