The Crisis of Care, International Migration, and Public Policy

Lourdes Benería

Chapter 8 in Work and Life in the Global Economy, 2010, pp 142-164 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Focusing on Europe’s reconciliation policies, aimed to balance family and labor market work, this chapter explores whether some of the legislative efforts introduced in Europe during the past decade could be applied to Latin American countries with important migrant populations, such as Bolivia and Ecuador. This chapter argues that there are differences between Northern and Southern countries that would influence the effectiveness of these kinds of policies in the South. Three differences in particular — the availability of domestic service, the extent of the informal economy, and international migration — are taken into consideration. Using the capabilities approach framework, this chapter outlines other lines of public policy action that can be useful in designing reconciliation policies for the South. Finally, the chapter argues that there is an urgent need for rethinking gender equity within the emerging gender order across countries.

Keywords: International Migration; Capability Approach; Informal Economy; Migrant Woman; Balance Family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230277977_8

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