| ID | 132533 |
| Title Proper | Carmona, Magdalena Sepulveda |
| Other Title Information | cash transfers, rights and gender in Latin America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Carmona, Magdalena Sepulveda |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The rapid manner in which social protection systems have gained prominence and political support in development and poverty reduction discourse over the past few years is practically without precedent, leading some to consider it "a quiet revolution." Latin American countries have been at the forefront of this "revolution," with political support for government-funded social protection mechanisms going hand in hand with a growing discourse in favor of a human rights approach in development agendas. This approach is in line with the constitutions of most Latin American countries (including Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil), which enshrine a long list of human rights and explicitly recognize that these norms impose limits on state power. This constitutional protection of rights includes not only civil and political rights, but a wide range of economic, social, and cultural rights (see e.g. the constitutions of Colombia, Brazil, and Costa Rica), the prohibition of discrimination (on the grounds of gender, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, health status, and others), and the obligation to take affirmative action to protect groups that have suffered from structural discrimination (see e.g. constitution of Ecuador). |
| `In' analytical Note | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.19-23 |
| Journal Source | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.19-23 |
| Key Words | Latin America ; Social Protection ; Political Support ; Quiet Revolution ; Growing Discourse ; Constitutional Protection ; Human Right ; Political Rights ; Social Rights ; Affirmative Action ; Ethnicity ; Cultural Rights ; Structural Discrimination ; Rhetoric |