This paper provides a conceptual lens to address the complexity of policies involved in reconciling paid work and family responsibilities. Our typology classifies policies by how they intervene in the relation between paid ...

Much of the literature on political economy expects complementarities between (universal) welfare regimes and production regimes. This article draws from Costa Rica's showcase of human development and universalistic social ...

Con frecuencia la construcción del universalismo se asimila pragmáticamente a coberturas masivas –aunque los beneficios sean segmentados—o al modelo nórdico basado en impuestos generales y servicios generosos para todos ...

In Latin American countries with historically strong social policy regimes (such as those in the Southern Cone), neoliberal policies are usually blamed for the increased burden of female unpaid work. However, studying the ...

How are universal social programs built in countries on the periphery, where resources are more limited and initial inequalities higher than any ever seen in OECD countries? Historically it has been very difficult, and ...

Durante las últimas dos décadas, la masiva participación laboral femenina ha tenido lugar de la mano de una relativa permanencia en cómo se distribuye el trabajo no remunerado que necesariamente tiene lugar en las familias. ...

Pese a contar una economía pequeña y subdesarrollada, como tantas otras en la región, durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX Costa Rica impulsó un modelo social apoyado en políticas laborales y sociales exitosas en distribuir ...

Teniendo como telón de fondo el aumento sustantivo de la participación laboral femenina en toda la región latinoamericana, en este artículo se caracterizan las políticas adoptadas para conciliar la vida familiar y laboral ...

Can poverty and gender relations be disentangled? Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread throughout Latin America and beyond based on the claim that they are an effective social policy tool to combat poverty. ...