El documento fue elaborado en el marco del proyecto CEPAL/ Gobierno de los Países Bajos Impacto de género de la reforma de pensiones en América Latina . El estudio analiza las formas que han adoptado las sociedades latinoamericanas para otorgar cuidado a la ciudadanía y en especial a la población adulta mayor, siendo los sistemas de protección social uno de los mecanismos utilizados para cumplir esta función. En ese contexto se analiza la distribución de las responsabilidades del cuidado entre diversos actores sociales, demostrando que parte significativa de esta carga ha recaído si…
In addition to population growth, other demographic issues are taking on political, economic and social importance. Population ageing is one of them, owing to its significant repercussions on the development of countries and the wide range of sectors affected such as health, education, infrastructure and trade.
The demographic transition under way in Latin America and the Caribbean reveals that the region`s population is gradually but inexorably ageing. This is a generalized process, in which all the countries are advancing towards the greying2 of their societies. Two characteristics of …
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The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region have shown a keen
and lasting interest in mechanisms of economic development and public policies for its
promotion. This is a process in which ECLAC has been involved ever since it was founded
over half a century ago. Today, the debate on these issues continues against the backdrop
of a globalization process in which the remarkable dynamism of some dimensions
-especially its economic, financial and cultural aspects- contrasts with the
slow formation of an institutional network capable of coping with the increased
interdepend…