The Politics of Social Inclusion: Bridging Knowledge and Policies Towards Social Change

This volume looks at concepts and processes of social exclusion and social inclusion. It traces a number of discourses, all of them routed in a relational power analysis, examining them in the context of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030 with its commitment to "leave no one behind." The book combines analysis that is fundamentally critical of the rhetoric of social inclusion in academic and UN discourse with narratives of social exclusion processes and social inclusion contestation, based on ethnographic field research findings in La Paz, Kingston, Port-au-Prince, Kampala, Beijing, Chongqing, Mumbai, Delhi, and villages in Northern India. As a result, it contributes to revealing the politics of social inclusion, offering policy proposals towards overcoming exclusions.Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) at the University of Bergen.publishedVersio

Gender and Child Rights in Jamaica : a Gender Perspective

Este documento examina la adhesión a los derechos del niño en Jamaica. Las diferencias de género se destacan para subrayar las vulnerabilidades de los niños por género. Aunque, la transversalización de género ha sido promovida en Jamaica a nivel nacional, los datos desglosados ​​por sexo siguen siendo deficientes y este análisis se basa principalmente en datos secundarios disponibles.Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/Programas de Apoyo a Proyectos de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica/"PAPIIT IA 300117"//[“Envejecimiento de la población en América Central y las Antillas Mayores en el siglo XXI. Aspectos sociodemográficos, de economía política y de derechos humanos"]Capítulo

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Jamaica’s Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Societal Inequalities Laid Bare

To mitigate the negative socioeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jamaican government has targeted the poor and vulnerable through social protection programmes. Jamaica’s social policy response included (conditional and unconditional) cash transfers, one-off payments, in-kind transfers and increased nutritional and psychosocial support. However, the pandemic has laid bare deep societal inequalities. For example, the shift to online learning has exposed the deep digital divide and will result in unequal educational outcomes, now an increasing concern. Loss of income (especially among tourism workers) and the resulting destabilisation of livelihoods have increased the vulnerability of hundreds of households. The Jamaican government is finding it increasingly difficult to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in society. Urgent social policy responses must include increased support (wherever possible) from the private sector, non-governmental organisations and international development partners to ensure that hundreds of households and families are not left further behind.3

Extending social protection in health in LAC - bridging research and practice : an evaluation of the impact of user fees for preventing care services on health status and coping behaviour of patients in Jamaica

The table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright ActThe study was designed to assess the impact of user fees on the level of: utilisation of family planning, immunization and antenatal services; those offered to consumers suffering from diabetes and hypertension; the success of the system of exemptions; services most affected, and coping mechanisms employed. It also aims to develop possible policy options to user fees as well as workable mechanisms that bridge the activities of researchers and policy makers. This detailed report provides analysis of data, findings, recommendations, alternatives and conclusions. An improvement in customer service in the public sector is a necessary requirement

Extending social protection in health in LAC : bridging research and practice (phase II)

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