scholarly journals European Social Model and Opportunities for Establishing Welfare States in Latin America

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (7) ◽  
pp. 166-176
Author(s):  
Eleonora Ermolieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Current Cycle ◽  
Social Difficulties ◽  
Economic Shock ◽  
American Region

. The article provides a comparative analysis of European and Latin American models of the Welfare State. The author shows that the experience of the European social paradigm has been carefully studied in the Latin American region in the past, and is taken into account nowadays, when all the countries over the planet are faced with the dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In addition to a deep economic shock, other problems are attributed to the characteristics of the current cycle (sometimes referred to as “neo-normal”) such as welfare loss and deepening social inequalities. Complicated social environment objectively forces the governments on both sides of the Atlantic to search for medium term strategies for social protection of the most vulnerable strata of society. There is an acute issue of the State's ability to cope with the consequences of the pandemic crisis, to find ways for economic recovery and overcoming social difficulties that have arisen. The hypothesis is put forward that Transatlantic interaction in the field of social policy will help to find more effective measures for solving some social problems in Latin American region.

scholarly journals European social model and opportunities for strengthening Welfare State in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 184-194
Author(s):  
Eleonora Ermolieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Welfare State

The article contains a comparative analysis of European and Latin American models of the Welfare State. The author shows that the experience of formation the European social paradigm has been carefully studied in Latin American region in the past, and is taken into account nowadays, when all the countries over the planet are faced with the dramatic consequences of the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic. The labor market crisis, a sharp decline in living standards objectively forces the Social States on both sides of the Atlantic to search for medium term strategies for social protection of working people and the most vulnerable strata of society. The hypothesis is put forward that the European-Latin American сooperation in the social field of government policy will help to find the most optimal measures for overcoming the difficulties that have arisen.

scholarly journals Fala protestów społecznych w Ameryce Łacińskiej w 2019 roku. Kontekst polityczny, ekonomiczny i społeczny

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Joanna Gocłowska-Bolek
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Media Relations ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Social Protests ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
American Region

The aim of the article is to analyze the events in the Latin American region in 2019, which took a form of social protests known as the "Latin American Spring". Although the duration, methods, reach, dynamics and degree of radicalization differed from country to country, a common regional characterization can be made. The article analyzes the causes of the protests and places them in the historical, political, economic and social context, indicating many similarities and common features. The article is based on participant observations (in Chile and Argentina) and an analysis of media relations and reports prepared by foreign research centers.

scholarly journals PUB107 Cancer Genomic Resources and Needs in the Latin American Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. S1509
Author(s):  
Javier Oliver ◽  
Felipe Vaca Paniagua ◽  
Sandra Perdomo
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Genomic Resources ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
American Region

The Changing Shapes of Latin American Welfare States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyne Huber ◽  
Zoila Ponce de León
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Cash Assistance ◽  
The Welfare State

Latin American welfare states have undergone major changes over the past half century. As of 1980, there were only a handful of countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) with social policy regimes that covered more than half of their population with some kind of safety net to insure adequate care during their old age and that provided adequate healthcare services. With few exceptions, access to social protection and to healthcare in these countries and others was based on formal employment and contributions from employees and employers. There were very few programs, and those few were poorly funded, for those without formal sector jobs and their dependents. The debt crisis and the ensuing neoliberal reforms then damaged the welfare state in all countries, including these leading nations. Deindustrialization, shrinking of the public sector, and cuts in public expenditures reduced both coverage and quality of transfers and services. Poverty and inequality rose, and the welfare state did little to ameliorate these trends. With the turn of the century, the economic and political situation changed significantly. The commodity boom eased fiscal pressures and made resources available for an increase in public social expenditure. Democracy was more consolidated in the region and civil society had recovered from repression. Left-wing parties began to win elections and take advantage of the fiscal room which allowed for the building of redistributive social programs. The most significant innovation has been expansion of coverage to people in the informal sector and to people with insufficient histories of contributions to social insurance schemes. The overwhelming majority of Latin Americans now have the right to some kind of cash assistance at some point in their lives and to healthcare provided by their governments. In many cases, there have also been real improvements in the generosity of cash assistance, particularly in the case of non-contributory pensions, and in the quality of healthcare services. However, the least progress has been made toward equity. With very few exceptions, new non-contributory programs were added to the traditional contributory ones; severe inequalities continue to exist in the quality of services provided through the new and the traditional programs.

scholarly journals Mapping Different Worlds of Eco-Welfare States

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1819
Author(s):  
Katharina Zimmermann ◽  
Paolo Graziano
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Action ◽  
Ecological Dimension ◽  
European Welfare States

Attention towards topics such as environmental pollution, climate change, or biodiversity has strongly increased in the last years. The struggles to balance market powers and ecological sustainability somehow evoke memories of the early days of European welfare states, when social protection emerged as a means to prevent industrial capitalism from disruptive social tensions due to excessive social inequalities. In fact, social and environmental crises are inseparably intertwined, as ecological destruction is likely to be followed by social deprivation, and a lack of social security can be a crucial barrier for ecologically sustainable action. Our paper seeks to provide a step towards such an integrated perspective by studying problem pressure and public interventions in the area of green welfare, that is, in social and environmental protection. By using available data from Eurostat and Environmental Performance Index (EPI) databases, we contrast environmental and social performances to detect links between the social and the ecological dimension in these areas and unearth different configurations of green welfare among European countries. Our findings suggest that there are different “worlds of eco-welfare states” which only partially overlap with the more conventional “world of welfare states” but show how the Nordic countries are in the relatively-better performing cluster.

scholarly journals Barriers to innovation in service SMEs: evidence from Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (8) ◽  
pp. 1669-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzmán ◽  
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes ◽  
Sandra Yesenia Pinzón-Castro ◽  
Vikas Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
Innovation Barriers ◽  
American Region

Purpose Specific research related to the study of innovation barriers in service SMEs in the Latin American region is limited. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects that external environmental, financial and human barriers have on innovation activities, particularly, within the context of Mexican service SMEs. Design/methodology/approach Three hypotheses were formulated and tested using structural equation modelling. Data were collected through an instrument that was developed based on relevant constructs adapted from the literature. The instrument was validated using confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s α test and the composite reliability index to ensure reliability of the theoretical model. The instrument was distributed among service SMEs in the Aguascalientes state of Mexico, from were 308 valid responses were obtained. Findings In general, the results indicate that all the three barriers investigated (i.e. external environmental, financial and human) hinder innovation in service SMEs, with the external environmental barrier being the most significant of the three. Practical implications The findings of this research can inform managers of service SMEs and policy makers when formulating and implementing strategies to reduce innovation barriers. Originality/value Evidence suggests that specific research related to the study of innovation barriers in service SMEs in the Latin American region is limited. This paper fills this research gap by expanding the limited body of knowledge in this field and providing further evidence on this phenomenon. The study also enables the distinctive characteristics of innovation barriers to be understood within a particular context, expanding in this way the body of knowledge on this field.

Human Rights and US Foreign Aid Revisited: The Latin American Region

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Poe ◽  
Suzanne Pilatovsky ◽  
Brian Miller ◽  
Ayo Ogundele
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Latin American Region ◽  
American Region
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