Solving the Care Crisis in Latin America through Market Solutions: The Case of Domestic Migrant Care Workers in Buenos Aires
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Solving the Care Crisis in Latin America through Market Solutions : The Case of Domestic Migrant Care Workers in Buenos Aires. / Abrahamson, Peter.
In: Politiche Sociali, Vol. 2018, No. 1, 2018, p. 51-66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Solving the Care Crisis in Latin America through Market Solutions
T2 - The Case of Domestic Migrant Care Workers in Buenos Aires
AU - Abrahamson, Peter
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In a comparative perspective Latin America is very interesting since the region has proven it possible to reduce poverty and inequality, in part through expansion of social protection. Hence, the so-called lost decade of the 1980s marked by military dictatorships and implementation of neoliberal policies has been succeeded by 15 years of social progress. However, this development has only occurred within social security, education and health care. When it comes to social care services Latin Americans still have to rely on the family or, if they can afford it, the market. This article analyses in some detail the history and contemporary use of migrant domestic workers in Argentina to provide care since this is the dominant way of solving the present care crisis. It demonstrates that though a legal framework for protection of these workers has been provided in this country allowing a massive regularisation, the actual situation shows the presence of many critical problems due to the resilience of traditional ideas about domestic work and inadequate public recognition of care as a social right.
AB - In a comparative perspective Latin America is very interesting since the region has proven it possible to reduce poverty and inequality, in part through expansion of social protection. Hence, the so-called lost decade of the 1980s marked by military dictatorships and implementation of neoliberal policies has been succeeded by 15 years of social progress. However, this development has only occurred within social security, education and health care. When it comes to social care services Latin Americans still have to rely on the family or, if they can afford it, the market. This article analyses in some detail the history and contemporary use of migrant domestic workers in Argentina to provide care since this is the dominant way of solving the present care crisis. It demonstrates that though a legal framework for protection of these workers has been provided in this country allowing a massive regularisation, the actual situation shows the presence of many critical problems due to the resilience of traditional ideas about domestic work and inadequate public recognition of care as a social right.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Work Migration
KW - Latin America
KW - Argentina
KW - Domestic Workers
KW - Care Crisis
U2 - 10.7389/89915
DO - 10.7389/89915
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2018
SP - 51
EP - 66
JO - Politiche Sociali
JF - Politiche Sociali
SN - 2284-2098
IS - 1
ER -
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