Building Equality and Opportunity Through Social Guarantees : New Approaches to Public Policy and the Realization of Rights

by Gacitua-Mario, Estanislao; Norton, Andrew; Georgieva, Sophia V.

• ISBN13: 9780821378830
• ISBN10: 082137883X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

Social guarantees are defined as sets of policy mechanisms that determine citizens' entitlements related to basic services and ensure their fulfillment on the part of the state. The social guarantee concept gives operational expression to fundamental human rights principles by providing mechanisms for awareness, participation, equity, and redress in the delivery of social policy. In addition, the social guarantees approach responds to an emerging global need for a comprehensive social policy model-a new social contract between the state and its citizens-that can face up to the challenges of inclusive and sustainable globalization. 'Building Equality and Opportunity through Social Guarantees' examines the validity of a social guarantees approach as a framework for evaluating, monitoring, and improving the design of social policy. It includes analytical case studies from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, South Africa, and the Caribbean region.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
About the Editors	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Abbreviations	p. xxv
Introduction: Social Policy, Citizenship, and the Realization of Rights	p. 1
Perspectives on Rights-Based Social Policy
Increasing Social Inclusion through Social Guarantees	p. 21
Democratic Governance and Institution Building for Inclusive Social Policy: The Latin American Experience
Comprehensive Social Policy for Inclusive and Sustainable Globalization	p. 45
Implementing Social Policies with a Rights-Based Focus: Examples from the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Africa
Implementing Social Guarantees: The Regime of Explicit Guarantees in Health in Chile	p. 71
The Role of the Courts in Realizing Rights to Housing and Health: The Case of South Africa	p. 111
Establishing Social Equity: Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru	p. 143
Achieving Equitable and Inclusive Citizenship through Social Policy: The Cases of Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis	p. 143
Moving toward Comprehensive Social Policy: The Case of Uruguay	p. 211
A Bridge to Peace through Citizenship Building: Guaranteeing Health and Education Rights in Colombia	p. 231
Index	p. 259
Boxes
The Dimensions of a Social Guarantee: A Summary	p. 5
Social Policy in Latin America: A Historical Perspective	p. 37
Four Critical Functions Played by Safety Nets	p. 49
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