1. Child Budget Initiatives in Latin America
- Author:
- Alberto Minujin, Louise Moreira Daniels, and Javier Curcio
- Publication Date:
- 01-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs
- Abstract:
- Children in Latin American (LA) countries were among the most vulnerable groups that suffered from the adjustment policies promoted by the “Washington Consensus” in the 1980s and 1990s. In that context, several organizations started initiatives to ensure and promote resources allocated by public budgets to children and women. This paper describes and analyzes the characteristics and main activities of such initiatives in a dozen LA countries, with in-depth analysis provided for three countries: Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador. A number of lessons are enumerated, which can serve as orientation for other regions, in particular for Africa.
- Topic:
- Development and Labor Issues
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Washington, Brazil, Argentina, Latin America, and Ecuador