Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Uruguay

Filgueira, Fernando
Hernández, Diego

2012-12

LC/W.514

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Includes bibliography

This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current status of social protection systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and at discussing their main challenges in terms of realizing of the economic and social rights of the population and achieving key development goals, such as combating poverty and hunger.

Introduction: historical context for social protection policies. -- Main economic and social indicators. -- Contributory social protection. -- Non-contributory social protection. -- Health sector. -- Education sector. -- Other sectors.

SOCIAL SECURITY; PENSIONS; HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY MITIGATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; SOCIAL INDICATORS; ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS; WELFARE ECONOMICS; ECONOMIA DEL BIENESTAR; DERECHOS ECONOMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES; INDICADORES SOCIALES; DESARROLLO SOCIAL; INDICADORES ECONOMICOS; MITIGACION DE LA POBREZA; EMPLEO; SALUD; EDUCACION; PENSIONES; SEGURIDAD SOCIAL;