Cashing in on Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cashing in on Education write by Mercedes Mateo Díaz. This book was released on 2016-10-19. Cashing in on Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Investments in education across countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have transformed the lives of millions of girls and the prospects of their families and societies. Unleashing the full economic potential of women is nevertheless still a curtailed issue in the region: just about half of women are unable to participate in paid work. The majority of the population out of the labor market is women between the ages of 24 and 45. This is the largest share of the available pool of unused human capital countries have, and where mothers of young children are concentrated. This book argues that more and better childcare constitutes a fundamental policy option to improve female outcomes in the labor market, but countries need to pay particular attention to the design and features of such services. First-rate educational programs will be useless if children are not enrolled or do not attend formal education centers. A large program expansion will be wasted if parents cannot enroll their children because they are unable to reach the center, don’t trust its quality, if the program is too expensive, or if work and care schedules are not compatible. Through an integrated framework applied to each country and an overview of the existing evidence, this book addresses the why and what questions about policy relevant instruments to achieve female labor participation. Parts I and II of the book lay out the motivation for Latin-American and Caribbean countries to act depicting their current situation both in terms of women’s labor participation and the use and provision of childcare services. Moreover, this book tackles the how question contributing to the incipient evidence about factors affecting the take-up of programs and demand for childcare services and other informal care arrangements. Part III of the book explores how to improve services and implement more and better formal, center-based care arrangements for young children. It looks at international benchmarks, discusses different experiences and proposes specific actions to solve potential inequalities in access to childcare.
Saving for Development
Saving for Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saving for Development write by Inter-American Development Bank. This book was released on 2016-07-08. Saving for Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live productive and fulfilling lives, and make the most of their retirement years. Firms must save to grow their enterprises, employ more workers in better jobs, and produce quality goods. Governments must save to build the infrastructure required by a productive economy, provide quality services to their citizens, and assure their senior citizens a dignified, worry-free retirement. In short, countries must save not for the proverbial rainy day, but for a sunny day - a time when everyone can bask in the benefits of growth, prosperity, and well-being. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license.
Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean write by Tina Hilgers. This book was released on 2017-09-14. Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume examines violence across Latin America and the Caribbean to demonstrate the importance of subnational analysis over national aggregates.
The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean
The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean write by Harry Sanabria. This book was released on 2015-09-16. The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first single-authored comprehensive introduction to major contemporary research trends, issues, and debates on the anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean. The text provides wide and historically informed coverage of key facets of Latin American and Caribbean societies and their cultural and historical development as well as the roles of power and inequality. Cymeme Howe, Visiting Assistant Professor of Cornell University writes, “The text moves well and builds over time, paying close attention to balancing both the Caribbean and Latin America as geographic regions, Spanish and non-Spanish speaking countries, and historical and contemporary issues in the field. I found the geographic breadth to be especially impressive.” Jeffrey W. Mantz of California State University, Stanislaus, notes that the contents “reflect the insights of an anthropologist who knows Latin America intimately and extensively.”
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Handbook of Latin American Studies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook of Latin American Studies write by . This book was released on 2007. Handbook of Latin American Studies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
