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Insights on Social Policy Implementation from Latin America and Southern Europe

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Illustration depicting stages of public policy implementation, including policy design, administrative systems, documentation, meetings between officials, and management of public records.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Viviana Ramírez, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, and Theodoros Papadopoulos. The Importance of Policy Implementation The implementation of social policies is one of the most complex and demanding tasks governments face. Policy implementation refers to the… Continue reading Insights on Social Policy Implementation from Latin America and Southern Europe

What Can We Learn from Pension Reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?

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Glass jar filled with coins labelled “Pension”, symbolising retirement savings and pension systems

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera. In response to demographic pressures associated with population ageing, countries around the world have embarked since the 1980s – and more intensely since the 1990s – on reforms of their… Continue reading What Can We Learn from Pension Reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?