Social Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Uruguay

“Uruguay’s welfare state can be characterised by its universal primary education system, its early and robust social security system as well as widespread health coverage and benefits. Uruguay also has one of Latin America’s highest levels of social spending in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Filgueira, Fernando
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15035
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15035
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Social Protection Systems
Latin America
the Caribbean
Uruguay
Descrição
Resumo:“Uruguay’s welfare state can be characterised by its universal primary education system, its early and robust social security system as well as widespread health coverage and benefits. Uruguay also has one of Latin America’s highest levels of social spending in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (24.3 per cent) and as a percentage of total public spending (80.6 per cent)..”(…)