This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UN Women, has been conceived to serve as a guiding framework for those involved in the development of comprehensive national Care Systems as a pillar of social protection in the countries of the...

In Latin America and the Caribbean, care has gradually been placed at the centre of public agendas, albeit unevenly, as a result of growing political commitments, as well as the work of women’s movements and feminist economic studies. These contributions have focused on the need to reorganize...

The events of the last few years in Latin America have made it necessary to resume the discussion on the role of the state in the development of the region. With a view to contributing to this debate, the author presents in five sections a synthesis of the ideas put forward on the subject by the...