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Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica

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Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica

Autor institucional: NU. CEPAL. División de Desarrollo Social Physical Description: 41 páginas. Editorial: ECLAC Date: December 2012 ECLAC symbol: LC/W.509

Description

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.

Table of contents

Introduction: historical context for social protection policies in Costa Rica. -- Costa Rica: main economic and social indicators. -- The social protection system in Costa Rica. -- Conclusions.