Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2014, Volume 3

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2014, Volume 3
Author: Weltbank
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Release: 2014
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The Latin America and Caribbean region has had impressive achievements in the past decade, such as cutting extreme poverty by half and adding more than 50 million people to the middle class. Beyond the positive external conditions, it was the concerted efforts and dedication of the region's countries to improve the lives of their citizens that enabled these and many other remarkable results. The World Bank is proud to be a part of this story, learning from our partners and contributing with knowledge, convening power and resources for initiatives ranging from the local to the regional, increasing opportunities for all Latin Americans. Results on the ground are the core of the World Bank's mission to eradicate extreme poverty and share the benefits of prosperity, especially for those at the bottom of the social pyramid. This publication presents some of the recent results the World Bank Group has helped achieve in the Latin America and Caribbean Region.

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2014, Volume 4

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2014, Volume 4
Author: Weltbank
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Release: 2014
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The Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region paper discusses how the countries of the region are improving the lives of their people through growth, jobs and government initiatives. The paper features stories of individuals whose lives have been transformed. Projects discussed in the paper include: empowering communities to build peace through opportunities, providing safe water to thousands, attacking malnutrition in rural areas and helping raise millions of families out of poverty.

Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Rodrigo Martínez
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018
Genre: Political Science
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Foreword .-- Introduction .-- Part 1. Social policy institutions. -- Chapter I. Institutional framework for social development / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Chapter II. Social development and social protection institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: overview and challenges / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Part 2. Components and institutional framewoek of social protection. -- Chapter III. Labour market regulation and social protection: institutional challenges / Mario D. Velásquez Pinto .-- Chapter IV. Institutional aspects of Latin America's pension systems / Andras Uthoff .-- Chapter V. Care as a pillar of social protection: rights, policies and institutions in Latin America / María Nieves Rico, Claudia Robles .-- Part 3. Policies for specific populations and their institutional framework .-- Chapter VI. Life cycle and social policies: youth institutions in the region / Daniela Trucco .-- Chapter VII. Disability and public policy: institutional progress and challenges in Latin America / Heidi Ullmann .-- Chapter VIII. Latin American Afrodescendants: institutional framework and public policies / Marta Rangel.

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 15

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 15
Author: World Bank
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The COVID-19 pandemic completely changed priorities and policy actions in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year. The health emergency response became the first immediate challenge, focused on saving lives and mitigating the devastating effects of the pandemic as it progressed through the region. The World Bank Group stood side by side with governments, supporting health emergency efforts in 21 countries to contain the virus, its impact on the economy and, most importantly, protect the poor and most vulnerable.

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 14

Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 14
Author: World Bank
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Release: 2020
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When this booklet was prepared, COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero) and the social unrest that we had been observing in a good number of countries. Today, however, the region is fully focused on managing the health emergency created by the COVID-19 crisis and on planning a response to the economic recession that we are entering. The World Bank Group is supporting the countries in the region. We are working on 13 COVID-19 health response operations (five of which have already been approved) using the newly-created US$6bn Fast Track Facility; and we are also engaging with governments to design appropriate economic recovery programs.