A social agenda: Youth and family violence in Latin America with an inclusive approach

2010 ◽  
pp. 163-197
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Social Agenda ◽  
Inclusive Approach

Child Labor in Brazil and Uruguay

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Guedes Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Social Agenda ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Universal Definition ◽  
Definition Of

The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 12.5 million children and adolescents under the age of fifteen currently working in Latin America and the Caribbean. Of these, 9.6 million (77%) perform tasks that pose a risk to their physical and psychological health. This article presents a brief comparative analysis of child labor in Brazil and Uruguay in order to discuss the challenges of confronting this phenomenon in two very different countries that have embraced divergent strategies to deal with similar problems. To do this, the article presents an overview of the incidence of child labor in Brazil and Uruguay and seeks to demonstrate how far the category of labor is from a universal definition in the academic world, which is also repeated in the debate on the definition of child labor. It is possible to identify different moments of the debate in Latin America regarding the concept of child labor. Some approaches have been more contextualized than others, but all remain controversial and are sometimes considered incomplete. It will also consider the changes in the world of labor and how they interfere in this phenomenon. Despite advances in the fight against child labor overall, Brazil is starting to stagnate in its efforts to reduce the number of child and adolescent workers, and its challenge is to find new political solutions to address this problem. Uruguay still needs to place the issue more centrally on the nation’s political and social agenda in order to guarantee consistent research on the problem that can guide its policy responses.

ENTREPREUNERSHIP AND MICRO-FINANCE IN EXTREME POVERTY CIRCUMSTANCES — CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350001 ◽  
Author(s):  
TENDAI MURISA ◽  
TENDAI CHIKWECHE
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Extreme Conditions ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Research Stream

Using an on-going real case study of a micro-finance project modeled on financial inclusion in Zimbabwe, a country with high levels of poverty, we provide real time insights on entrepreneurship and micro-finance in this environment focusing on the nature of challenges faced by entrepreneurs and potential solutions to these challenges. While acknowledging this is a research stream that has dominated micro-finance, our study extends the scope of research beyond Asia and Latin America to include insights from an African market where micro-finance has recorded significant growth yet very few stories are told about these experiences. Our case study provides an opportunity to reflect on emerging and previously held insights in real time using a project that is still in the process of dealing with these challenges. We then go onto illustrate how our inclusive approach to serving the unbanked segment in Zimbabwe has potential for broader contribution to poverty reduction among citizens who are exposed to extreme conditions of poverty. Our paper also outlines an alternative approach of solutions to the challenges faced by micro-finance entrepreneurs, which could be applied by entrepreneurs in environments facing similar challenges.

scholarly journals Latin America: Social and Political Context of Protest Activity

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Nailya YAKOVLEVA
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Social Agenda ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ruling Elites ◽  
Protest Activity

The article is devoted to the 2019 upsurge in mass protests in Latin America. The vast majority of actions had anti-elite character and reflected the growing discontent of the population with government economic and social policies. Latin American societies are becoming increasingly sensitive to large-scale corruption among the ruling elites. In these conditions, public confidence in government institutions, including that of presidency, is declining. As the problems of the region’s countries do not have quick solutions, the rise of mass protests may extend to the current year, and the social agenda may be supplemented with a political one.

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