scholarly journals Innovation in Uruguay: New Perspectives on Public Policies and Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivonaldo Leite
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Social Authority ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
General Perspective

This paper aims to present a general perspective of the actions developed by the Uruguayan Broad Front, which has been defined as an example of reformed left in Latin America. The Broad Front has governed Uruguay since 2005 and has implemented several alternative and innovative policies. Methodologically, the paper is empirically supported by data and information derived of interviews conducted in Montevideo, as well of the analysis of official documents.  Among the results found out, it can be highlighting the following sample: 1) innovative programmes focused on most disadvantaged young children and their families like Uruguay Crece Contigo [Uruguay grows with you] have been successfully put in place and scaled up; 2) the institution of the Salary Councils (tripartite councils made up of government representatives, businesses and workers) stimulated the formalization of work and the rise in salaries, as well as the strengthening  of unions; 3) the creation of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) as a new centralized social authority, which shares jurisdiction with the Social Security Bank (BPS) and the Ministry of Health; 4) in the face of the failure of the so-called drug war, the regulation of the cannabis market was approved during the term of President José Mujica. Conclusively, it’s affirmed, for instance, that the Broad Front perspectives and the policies it has implemented in Uruguay have instituted a new conception of the left in Latin America.

scholarly journals Social security of the individual and technological determinism: human dialectics, science and technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 05016
Author(s):  
Andrey Shilovtsev ◽  
Natalia Sorokina ◽  
Konstantin Stozhko ◽  
Dmitry Stozhko ◽  
Jose Luis Lopez Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Social Instability ◽  
Modern Engineering ◽  
The Social ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Individual

The aim of the study is to assess the multidimensional nature of the relationship between the social security of the individual and the new technical and technological reality. Using the example of the dialectics of science and technology, the noosphere and the technosphere, the article reveals the nature and features of such interrelations in the conditions of modern globalism, a new scientific and technological revolution and the transition of society to a new technological order. An analysis of the concepts of “transhumanism”, “posthuman” and a number of other terms is given, as well as the results of modern discussions of the problem under study. The article substantiates the idea that effective management of the modern technosphere is associated with the preservation of the basic traditional value foundations of society’s existence, which made it possible to create modern engineering and technology and which are able to provide the necessary dynamic balance between science and technology in the face of steadily growing social instability, uncertainty and risks.

Social Security and Social Development in South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 868-888
Author(s):  
Leila Patel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Welfare Regime ◽  
The South ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Social

Abstract: South Africa has made significant strides in growing its social security and social development system to reduce poverty and inequality since the advent of democracy in 1994. The country’s rights-based and redistributive social protection system builds on earlier social policies and was substantively refashioned to address the country’s colonial and apartheid legacy. This chapter documents the South African case with reference to the following themes: first, it sets out the social and economic challenges facing the country in relation to poverty and inequality. Second, it demonstrates the conceptual and policy significance of the South African case in relation to the rise of social protection policies to promote inclusive development in countries in the Global South. The South African welfare regime is the third theme. It focuses on the evolution of social security and social development, discusses the features of the approach, the nature and scope of social protection policies and their impacts. Finally, the chapter concludes by considering the policy issues and future trajectory of social protection in South Africa.

Comparison and Evaluation of China’s Urban Social Security Financing System Before and After the Reform

China Report ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 000944552110543
Author(s):  
Guan Huang ◽  
Jingmiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Financing System ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Accumulation System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Personal Accounts

The sustainability of China’s urban social security financing system has recently been seriously questioned. This article divides the financing system’s development into two periods (before and after reform). It compares the capital collection and the distribution and circulation structures and reviews the financing system before and after reform. In this study, we also discuss and explain the ‘empty account’ phenomenon, which severely undermines the financing system’s sustainability. We allege that the money accumulation system adopted after reform, which correlates personal accounts with the social pool, is not running as designed but as a ‘pay-as-you-go’ system. After evaluating the efficiency and cost performance of both periods, testing the financing system’s sustainability and correlating the system during both time periods with economic and social development, we find that the financing systems’ operation after reform corresponds with theories proved by case studies in other advanced states.

The social development of young children in day care: What practitioners should know

1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet D. Watkins ◽  
Marilyn R. Bradbard
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Day Care ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Social Conflict in Rural Regions and Firm Ownership: Evidence from the Mining Sector in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Alberto Chong ◽  
Paul Alexander Haslam
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Sensitivity Tests ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mining Projects

Using firm-level data for five countries in Latin America we find a negative and statistically significant link between social conflict in rural areas and ownership of mines. This result suggests that the social conflict around mining projects can affect strategic firm behavior intended to diversify risk in the face of social, political and financial pressures. It constitutes evidence that the costs of social conflict can be considered a serious challenge for firms and diverges from the literature which has generally viewed these costs as relatively unimportant to investment decisions. We apply broad sensitivity tests and find that this is robust. Our results also hold to a formal test of changes in specification.

scholarly journals PEMBANGUNAN SOSIAL DI NEGARA MAJU DAN BERKEMBANG

Sosio Informa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edi Suharto
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Models

Social Development in Developed and Less Developed Countries.Social development can be seen in oconomic ability (GDP) and Government expenditure on education, health and social security sectors. Related to the inputindicators, there are someopinions that social development would not worked without high economic ability, and only some wealth states enable to conduct the social investment. By showing data of GDP level and government expenditures on social development sectors, the writer categorising four state models regarding their commitment on social development. The study have tried to respond hypothesis that followed by community, polliticiants, academicians, that social development is expensive and W1able to be conducted by developing countries.

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