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  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty MARGINALITY SOCIAL GROUPS URBAN COMMUNITIES

    Exploring the household roots of violence and exclusion

    The links between social exclusion and violence have been much studied. But how does the relationship play out in the domestic sphere? Research published in 2016 by the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) and the University of Costa Rica suggests that forms of social exclusion practiced at home can generate violence that affects not only family members but members of the wider community. Their analysis is based on household surveys conducted in several urban areas of Costa Rica and El Salvador.
    Published date
    Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 07:30
  • Journal articles
    HEALTH POLICY Social protection UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEMOCRATIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY PUBLIC HEALTH

    Promoting universal financial protection : a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)

    Universal health coverage (UHC) has been achieved in Costa Rica because it was supported at the highest political level within a favourable socio-economic and political context.

    Published date
    Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00