Comparative analysis of aging policy reforms in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Issue 3 (27th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Calvo, Esteban; Berho, Maureen; Roqué, Mónica; Amaro, Juan Sebastián; Morales-Martinez, Fernando; Rivera-Meza, Emiliana; Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel F.; López, Elizabeth Caro; Canals, Bernardita; Kornfeld, Rosa
• Is Part Of: Journal of aging & social policy. Volume 31:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 233
• Publication Date: 2019-05-27
• Subjects: Welfare regimes -- Latin America -- developing countries -- case study -- comparative research; Older people -- United States -- Periodicals; Older people -- Government policy -- United States -- Periodicals; Older people -- Periodicals; Older people -- Medical care -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.605
• DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2018.1465797
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-9420

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This investigation uses case studies and comparative analysis to review and analyze aging policy in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico and uncovers similarities and relevant trends in the substance of historical and current aging policy across countries. Initial charity-based approaches to poverty and illness have been gradually replaced by a rights-based approach considering broader notions of well-being, and recent reforms emphasize the need for national, intersectoral, evidence-based policy. The results of this study have implications for understanding aging policy in Latin America from a welfare regime and policy makers' perspective, identifying priorities for intervention and informing policy reforms in developing countries worldwide.