Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution

In light of contemporary efforts of some governments in the region to distance themselves from the neoliberal paradigm, this article aims to study the politics of welfare and care implemented by the Rafael Correa government. Turning to the literature on welfare regimes, this article tries to capture...

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Main Authors: Analía Minteguiaga, Gemma Ubasart-González
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2014-09-01
Series:Íconos
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Online Access:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1430
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description In light of contemporary efforts of some governments in the region to distance themselves from the neoliberal paradigm, this article aims to study the politics of welfare and care implemented by the Rafael Correa government. Turning to the literature on welfare regimes, this article tries to capture the existence of continuities and/or breaks in the politics of social intervention with respect to the liberalization period, and their effects on the production of welfare. As a result, this study makes reference to the configuration of a regime that displays a remarkable decommodification process, however weakened by its defamilization in the production of social welfare.
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spelling doaj.art-7633448a650b47c89717019fecbb57bc2022-12-22T01:49:07ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832014-09-011850779610.17141/iconos.50.2014.1430Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ RevolutionAnalía Minteguiaga 0Gemma Ubasart-González1Universidad de Buenos AiresSecretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Ecuador In light of contemporary efforts of some governments in the region to distance themselves from the neoliberal paradigm, this article aims to study the politics of welfare and care implemented by the Rafael Correa government. Turning to the literature on welfare regimes, this article tries to capture the existence of continuities and/or breaks in the politics of social intervention with respect to the liberalization period, and their effects on the production of welfare. As a result, this study makes reference to the configuration of a regime that displays a remarkable decommodification process, however weakened by its defamilization in the production of social welfare.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1430welfare regimesocial policydecommodificationdefamilizationcitizens’ revolutionecuador
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Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
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defamilization
citizens’ revolution
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title Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
title_full Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
title_fullStr Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
title_full_unstemmed Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
title_short Less Market, Equal Family: Welfare and Caregiving in the Ecuador of the Citizens’ Revolution
title_sort less market equal family welfare and caregiving in the ecuador of the citizens revolution
topic welfare regime
social policy
decommodification
defamilization
citizens’ revolution
ecuador
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