Background and aimsIn 2013, Uruguay became the first country in the world to fully regulate its marijuana market. This ambitious policy was also an unexpected one: none of the usual explanations for legalization of marijuana in other contexts was present in the Uruguayan case. This paper offers an explanation of why Uruguay legalized marijuana. Drawing on Kingdon's theoretical approach, we argue that a window of opportunity opened in mid‐2012, making it both necessary and possible for the government to move towards legalization.MethodsA congruence case study using evidence from a series of interviews with political actors and policy makers, media reports and official documents.ResultsThere is evidence that marijuana legalization was possible in Uruguay because of the coincidence of a demand for more public safety (problem stream) with the presence of pro‐legalization leaders in strategic political positions (policy stream) and a favorable political environment (political stream)ConclusionsApplying Kingdon's theory of windows of opportunity, Uruguay may have moved towards full regulation of its marijuana market in 2013 because of the convergence of a specific set of problem, policy and political circumstances in May 2012.
This paper analyzes some aspects of the third sector's involvement process in the provision of public social services. Using evidence garnered in previous research based on in-depth interviews, I offer elements toward an assessment of the consequences this process has produced not only in terms of the gains and losses it has produced for social policy, but also for the very identity and constitutive characteristics of the third sector. The evidence hereby compiled strengthens skepticism toward the hypothesis that sees a transformative potential in the role of the third sector in social policy in Latin America. This skepticism arises from issues detected by involved actors themselves and that are linked to the weakness of the sector as a whole.Résumé Cet article analyse certains aspects du processus de participation du secteur tiers pour la fourniture de services sociaux publics. À l'aide d'informations recueillies dans des recherches antérieures basées sur des entretiens approfondis, je propose des éléments en vue d'évaluer les conséquences que ce processus a produit, non seulement concernant les gains et les pertes pour la politique sociale, mais aussi pour l'identité même et les caractéristiques constitutives du tiers secteur. Les informations réunies ici renforcent le scepticisme envers l'hypothèse qui voit un potentiel de transformation du rôle du tiers secteur dans les politiques sociales en Amérique latine. Ce scepticisme découle des problèmes détectés par les acteurs euxmêmes et qui sont liés à la faiblesse du secteur dans son ensemble.Sozialdienstleistungen. Unter Verwendung von Anhaltspunkten aus früheren Studien, welche auf umfassenden Befragungen beruhen, biete ich Elemente für eine Bewertung der Konsequenzen dieses Prozesses an, und zwar nicht nur im Hinblick auf Gewinne und Verluste für die Sozialpolitik, sondern ebenso für die Identität und die konstitutiven Merkmale des Dritten Sektors. Die hier zusammengetragenen Belege verstärken die Skepsis gegenüber der Hypothese, die ein Transformationspotenzial in der Rolle des Dritten Sektors in der Sozialpolitik Lateinamerikas erkennt. Diese Skepsis rührt von Problemen, die die involvierten Akteure selbst erkannt haben und die mit der Schwäche des gesamten Sektors zusammenhängen.Resumen El presente documento analiza algunos aspectos del proceso de implicación del sector terciario en la provisión de servicios sociales públicos. Utilizando evidencias proporcionadas en investigaciones previas basadas en entrevistas en profundidad, ofrezco elementos para una evaluación de las consecuencias que este proceso ha producido no sólo en términos de las ganancias y pérdidas que ha producido para la política social, sinotambién para la propia identidad y características constitutivas del sector terciario. Las evidencias aquí compiladas fortalecen el escepticismo ante la hipótesis que ve un potencial transformador en el papel del sector terciario en la política social en Latinoamérica. Este escepticismo surge de problemas detectados por los propios actores implicados y q...
This chapter analyzes family policies across the globe, describing patterns in the development of family allowances, leave schemes, and ECEC services both in developed and developing regions. Using the OECD family database and the ILO global social protection database, it compares the developments in family policy across different regions. The chapter reveals that the way regions and countries in the world have followed the main goals of family policy varies significantly, not only in terms of coverage and quality, but also in terms of design and context of implementation. Despite the efforts made in developing regions are still limited and rarely based on the idea of a universal set of interrelated transfers and services, there is still room for them to learn from the experience of the leaders in family policy.
El año 2020 en Uruguay estuvo marcado por el despliegue de la agenda del nuevo gobierno de centro derecha en el contexto de la pandemia del COVID-19. Este artículo analiza este proceso prestando especial atención a la dinámica política de la nueva coalición de gobierno y la oposición, en el contexto regional de ascenso de partidos conservadores. El artículo muestra que el nuevo gobierno logró aprovechar el contexto de la pandemia para desplegar exitosamente su agenda de reformas tanto en términos de eficacia, de la cohesión de la coalición que lidera y de la evaluación de la opinión pública. A comienzos de 2021, el deterioro de los indicadores sanitarios, sociales y económicos plantea un escenario más complejo para el gobierno.
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