World Bank2012-06-142012-06-142008-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8048This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO SERVICESACCESSIBILITYACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCREDITATIONADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIESAGINGAID EFFECTIVENESSALLOCATION OF RESOURCESCHILD MORTALITYCHILDBEARINGCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLINICSCOMMUNICATION CHANNELSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMPLAINTSCOMPLEMENTARY FOODCRIMECULTURAL RIGHTSDEMOCRACIESDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMSDEPRESSIONDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESSDIABETESDISABILITYDISABLEDDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDRUG CONSUMPTIONECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC RESOURCESECONOMIC RIGHTSECONOMIC STATUSEDUCATIONAL INDICATORSELDERLYELDERLY PEOPLEEMERGENCY ASSISTANCEENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSENROLLMENTSEUTHANASIAEXISTING RESOURCESEXPENDITUREFAMILIESFINANCESFINANCIAL MEANSFISCAL SUPPORTFOOD SECURITYFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTSFUNDING SOURCESGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH REFORMHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFEHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN BEINGSHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS LAWHUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDSHYPERTENSIONIDENTITY DOCUMENTSILLNESSIMMIGRANTSINCOME GROUPSINDIGENOUS PEOPLEINDIVIDUAL LIBERTYINEQUITIESINFANTINFANT HEALTHINITIATIVEINSTALLMENTINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COVENANTINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL TREATIESINTERVENTIONINVESTIGATIONLACK OF INFORMATIONLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF ACCESSLIFESTYLESLIVING STANDARDSMARKET ECONOMYMASS MEDIAMEDICAL ATTENTIONMEDICAL CONDITIONSMEDICAL TREATMENTMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMINISTERMINISTERSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMODERNIZATIONMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOTHERMOTHER-TO-CHILDMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSIONNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIESNATIONAL LEVELNUTRITIONOBESITYPATIENTSPEACEPHYSICIANSPOLICY DESIGNPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL OPPOSITIONPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL RIGHTSPREGNANCYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE FUNDSPROGRESSPROVISION OF SERVICESPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC DISCOURSEPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC OPINIONPUBLIC POLICYQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF SERVICESQUALITY SERVICESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRESPECTRESPECTFUL TREATMENTRIGHT TO EDUCATIONRIGHT TO HEALTH CARERIGHTS PERSPECTIVESANCTIONSSANITATIONSAVINGSSCHOLARSHIPSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSERVICE AREASSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSEXSMOKINGSOCIAL CONCERNSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL INEQUALITIESSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL MOBILIZATIONSOCIAL PLANNINGSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL RIGHTSSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WORKSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSTATE POLICYSTATE RESPONSIBILITYSUICIDESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENTTRANSPARENCYTREATMENT SERVICESTUBERCULOSISUNIONSUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTSURBANIZATIONVULNERABLE GROUPSWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORKERSYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/8048