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Costa Rica Care Economies in Context Team Biography
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The Care Economies in Context Costa Rica team is led by Professor Laura Rivera Alfaro and Professor Juliana Martínez Franzoni.
Laura Rivera Alfaro holds a Master’s in Social Work from the Federal University of Pará with emphasis on social work, work, and social policies (Former Scholar of the Organization of American States, OAS). She has degrees in Social Work and Law from the University of Costa Rica, and she is a specialist in sustainability policies with a gender focus. Read Laura’s complete bio here
Juliana Martínez Franzoni is Humboldt Chair and full professor at the University of Costa Rica. She conducts comparative research on social policy, including childcare, in Latin America. She has been a Fulbright scholar and a visiting fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies (US), DesiguALdades-net (Germany), CIEPP (Argentina), and the University of Austin (US). Her most recent articles were published in Social Politics (2017) Latin American Research Review (2014) and ECLAC Review (2014). Read Juliana’s complete bio here
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Care Economy in Context: An interview with the Costa Rica Team
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| The Care Economies in Context project team in Costa Rica answers questions addressing the work they have done, the major issues they see facing Costa Rica’s care economy, and the kinds of changes they would like to see. They also discuss the barriers that exist and the hopes they have for economic modelling. The team is led by Professor Laura Riviera Alfaro and Professor Juliana Martínez Franzoni. |
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The Carework Network organized a bilingual (Spanish and English) three-day conference hosted at the University of Costa Rica 1 year ago in June, 2024. The Summit was attended by carework researchers, scholars, and stakeholders from across the globe, with more than 250 people in attendance. Some keynote speeches from the Summit can be viewed on YouTube, and are linked alongside images from the conference on the website linked below.
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Developments within Costa Rica’s Care Sector
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Public Child Care Provision: Unraveling the Consequences of Implementation Variations for Women’s Time Allocation
From analysis of the effects of a national childcare policy on women’s time allocation in Costa Rica, it is found that childcare services are associated with increased female labor force participation, greater educational enrollment, and reduced unpaid care work. However, a comparison of two implementing agencies indicates that the overall effects vary by agency. Read more.
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What Does Community-Oriented Primary Health Care Look Like? Lessons from Costa Rica
Costa Rica offers an example of an efficient health care system centered around a backbone of robust, community-oriented primary health care, characterized by strong and effective use of community health workers to improve access, quality, and equity. Although circumstances in Costa Rica and the U.S. differ in many ways, the story of this Latin American nation’s success demonstrates what can be achieved with other models of care. Read more.
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Towards a more equitable, gender-focused and community-led primary health care in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is an upper middle-income country with notable progress in human development largely attributable to its successful establishment of universal health care, education and social protection programmes. Nevertheless, the country faces a series of challenges, including elevated degrees of inequality, intensified and escalated by the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
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Costa Rica: From local to national: Intersectoral network to create environments for healthy ageing
In Costa Rica, more than 16% of the population is over 60 years of age and the country is experiencing a rapid demographic transition. The country is therefore seeking opportunities to develop public policies regarding healthy ageing, including the creation of environments that support older adults’ capacities. Read more.
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