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Realizing Rights Through Social Guarantees : An Analysis of New Approaches to Social Policy in Latin America and South Africa

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-14T18:14:01Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-14T18:14:01Z
dc.date.issued 2008-02
dc.description.abstract This paper examines the experiences in four Latin American countries and South Africa in the application of a human rights approach to social policy. The paper applies an analysis based on a social guarantees framework -- an innovative approach to integrate a rights-based perspective into social policy. The social guarantees approach moves beyond a purely normative framework to give concrete meaning to economic, social, and cultural rights and hence to allow for their operationalization into policies and programs. This document suggests that a social guarantee approach can be used to strengthen the delivery and monitoring of social programs. Firstly, it implies an institutional design that emphasizes synergy and coordination among agencies and providers to help social programs achieve their full potential. Secondly, this approach contributes to reducing gaps in opportunity among citizens by promoting universal access to, and a basic quality standard for, essential services. Thirdly, the social guarantee approach contributes to strengthening democratic governance, as it requires the achievement of a non-discriminatory agreement among all members of society as to the level of basic entitlements of each individual or collective. In other words, social guarantees are safeguards that society provides to all its members, ensuring their access to essential opportunities and well-being. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9243603/realizing-rights-through-social-guarantees-analysis-new-approaches-social-policy-latin-america-south-africa
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8048
dc.language English
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Social Development Department
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ACCREDITATION
dc.subject ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES
dc.subject AGING
dc.subject AID EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subject CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject CHILDBEARING
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CITIZENSHIP
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject CLINICS
dc.subject COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
dc.subject COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject COMPLAINTS
dc.subject COMPLEMENTARY FOOD
dc.subject CRIME
dc.subject CULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subject DEMOCRACIES
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS
dc.subject DEPRESSION
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject DIABETES
dc.subject DISABILITY
dc.subject DISABLED
dc.subject DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subject DISEASES
dc.subject DISSEMINATION
dc.subject DRUG CONSUMPTION
dc.subject ECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject ECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subject ECONOMIC RIGHTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
dc.subject ELDERLY
dc.subject ELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subject EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
dc.subject ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subject ENROLLMENTS
dc.subject EUTHANASIA
dc.subject EXISTING RESOURCES
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FINANCES
dc.subject FINANCIAL MEANS
dc.subject FISCAL SUPPORT
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.subject FUNDING SOURCES
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subject HEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subject HEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subject HEALTH REFORM
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject HEALTHY LIFE
dc.subject HOSPITALS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject HUMAN BEINGS
dc.subject HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
dc.subject HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
dc.subject HYPERTENSION
dc.subject IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
dc.subject ILLNESS
dc.subject IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subject INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
dc.subject INEQUITIES
dc.subject INFANT
dc.subject INFANT HEALTH
dc.subject INITIATIVE
dc.subject INSTALLMENT
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
dc.subject INTERVENTION
dc.subject INVESTIGATION
dc.subject LACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject LEVELS OF ACCESS
dc.subject LIFESTYLES
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject MARKET ECONOMY
dc.subject MASS MEDIA
dc.subject MEDICAL ATTENTION
dc.subject MEDICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject MEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subject MENTAL
dc.subject MENTAL HEALTH
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subject MINISTER
dc.subject MINISTERS
dc.subject MINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subject MINORITY
dc.subject MODERNIZATION
dc.subject MORBIDITY
dc.subject MORTALITY
dc.subject MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject MOTHER
dc.subject MOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subject MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subject NATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subject NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject OBESITY
dc.subject PATIENTS
dc.subject PEACE
dc.subject PHYSICIANS
dc.subject POLICY DESIGN
dc.subject POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject POLICY GOALS
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLITICAL OPPOSITION
dc.subject POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject POLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subject PREGNANCY
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subject PRIVATE FUNDS
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC DEBATE
dc.subject PUBLIC DISCOURSE
dc.subject PUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subject PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject PUBLIC OPINION
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject QUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subject QUALITY SERVICES
dc.subject RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RESPECTFUL TREATMENT
dc.subject RIGHT TO EDUCATION
dc.subject RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE
dc.subject SANCTIONS
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SERVICE AREAS
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SEX
dc.subject SMOKING
dc.subject SOCIAL CONCERNS
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subject SOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subject SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subject SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject SOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subject SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subject SOCIAL PLANNING
dc.subject SOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subject SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL RIGHTS
dc.subject SOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subject SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject SOCIAL WORK
dc.subject SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject STATE POLICY
dc.subject STATE RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subject SUICIDE
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TREATMENT SERVICES
dc.subject TUBERCULOSIS
dc.subject UNIONS
dc.subject UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject URBANIZATION
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.title Realizing Rights Through Social Guarantees : An Analysis of New Approaches to Social Policy in Latin America and South Africa en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9243603/realizing-rights-through-social-guarantees-analysis-new-approaches-social-policy-latin-america-south-africa
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20080327040951
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9243603
okr.identifier.report 40047
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okr.sector Other social services
okr.sector Law and justice
okr.theme Social Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.theme Personal and property rights
okr.theme Other social development
okr.theme Rule of law
okr.theme Social dev/gender/inclusion
okr.topic Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Public Sector Development
okr.unit Social Development Department (SDV)
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