Overcoming segmentation in social policy? Comparing new early education and childcare efforts in Costa Rica and Uruguay

During the late 2000s, Early Child Education and Care (ECEC) became a policy priority for several Latin American countries. Coherent with international ideas yet against the legacy of deep‐seated segmentation, the new programs embraced universalist aims. Are countries able to achieve universalism? W...

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Main Authors: Martinez Franzoni, J, Sanchez-Ancochea, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018
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description During the late 2000s, Early Child Education and Care (ECEC) became a policy priority for several Latin American countries. Coherent with international ideas yet against the legacy of deep‐seated segmentation, the new programs embraced universalist aims. Are countries able to achieve universalism? Why are some countries advancing more than others? This article addresses this question, exploring changes in the policy architectures and policy processes behind ECEC in Costa Rica and Uruguay—two regional leaders in these efforts. Based on document analysis and interviews with policymakers, we show that Uruguay advanced more decisively towards unification and explore why.
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spelling oxford-uuid:74bfe779-74a0-4cc3-b5ed-0039c0e5bc2a2022-03-26T20:04:55ZOvercoming segmentation in social policy? Comparing new early education and childcare efforts in Costa Rica and UruguayJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:74bfe779-74a0-4cc3-b5ed-0039c0e5bc2aEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2018Martinez Franzoni, JSanchez-Ancochea, DDuring the late 2000s, Early Child Education and Care (ECEC) became a policy priority for several Latin American countries. Coherent with international ideas yet against the legacy of deep‐seated segmentation, the new programs embraced universalist aims. Are countries able to achieve universalism? Why are some countries advancing more than others? This article addresses this question, exploring changes in the policy architectures and policy processes behind ECEC in Costa Rica and Uruguay—two regional leaders in these efforts. Based on document analysis and interviews with policymakers, we show that Uruguay advanced more decisively towards unification and explore why.
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