SFB 1342: Globale Entwicklungsdynamiken von Sozialpolitik

Argentina' struggle to protect income and employment

The economic situation was already difficult before the pandemic, yet Argentina managed to invest a considerable part of the state budget in measures to protect the labour market and the basic income of the vulnerable population from the effects of the pandemic. Camila Arza (Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Public Policy, Buenos Aires) analyses the measures in detail in her report for the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series.

Ecuador’s targeting problem

In her report for the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, Maria Gabriela Palacio (Leiden University) highlights the difficulties Ecuador was facing in 2020 when it was trying to reach informal workers with a new social protection programme.

Uruguay relied on the strong base of its social security system

In the latest issue of the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, Cecilia Rossel and María Gutiérrez examine which measures Uruguay has taken to mitigate the side effects of the pandemic and the restrictions of public life.

Peru is boosting its economy while jeopardizing old-age security

For the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, Javier Olivera (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru) analyzes Peru's answers to surging poverty rates and plummeting GDP as the country is severely hit by the pandemic.

Mexico’s reaction to the pandemic follows path of austerity

For the fifth volume of our CRC 1342 Covid-19 social policy response series, Ricardo Velázquez Leyer (Universidad Iberoamericana) had a close look at the measures the Mexican government has taken to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic. However, such measures were virtually non-existent.

Costa Rica: Short-term social assistance scheme, equalling 3% of GDP

In the latest volume of the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, Koen Voorend and Daniel Alvarado examine Costa Rica's swift actions to mitigate the pandemic's social and economic side effects. The Cental American country has implemented pension and labour market reforms as well as an emergency social assistance scheme. But the costs did pile up and the future of the programmes seems uncertain, given the financial crisis the country is facing by now.

Second volume of the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series released

In the the second volume of the CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, Elize Massard da Fonseca, Luísa B. Arantes and Beatriz C. Portella analyse Brazil's social policy measures to mitigate the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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