March 2014|Flagships » Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean

Social Panorama of Latin America 2013

Autor institucional: NU. CEPAL Physical Description: 222 páginas. Editorial: ECLAC Date: March 2014 ECLAC symbol: LC/G.2580 ISBN: 9789212211190

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The 2013 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC official measurements for the analysis of income poverty and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on multidimensional approaches. These approaches are exploratory and therefore not comprehensive. They have nevertheless been tackled in this year’s edition of Social Panorama because one thing is certain: the need is emerging in social policy design, in the evaluation of social development and in new demands of society for a more nuanced analysis of social progress and lags to underpin more integrated public policy design.

Introduction .-- Summary .-- I. Different approaches to poverty measurement .-- II. Child poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- III. Some overlooked dimensions of well-being in Latin America .-- IV. Landmarks in the discourse on social protection in Latin America and overview
of health and pension system coverage: a synopsis .-- V. Recent trends in social spending as an element of public spending and household spending on health.