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dc.titleIDB Cares. The Future After a Decade of Investment in Care
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, Mateo
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Gómez, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorFreire, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorLupica, Carina
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Labor Markets Division
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2026-10-28T17:10:00
dc.date.issue2026-10-28T00:10:00
dc.description.abstractThis brochure presents IDB Cares, the IDB Group initiative that accelerates investment in care systems, policies, and services in Latin America and the Caribbean. It shows why investing in care is both urgent and cost-effective. The analysis considers the regions rapid population aging, gaps in the coverage and quality of care services, and the distribution of unpaid care work, which falls mostly on women. Estimated returns exceed the investment in every case. The effects include job creation, higher female labor force participation, better learning outcomes and future earnings for children, and more efficient public health spending through care for older persons. The document describes the initiatives three pillars and its support instruments. It also summarizes a decade of IDB work in 21 countries and presents ongoing operations, along with six lessons for designing care systems across the life cycle.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014585
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/IDB-Cares.-The-Future-After-a-Decade-of-Investment-in-Care.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/BID-Cuida.-El-futuro-tras-una-decada-de-inversion-en-cuidados.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/BID-Cuida.-O-futuro-apos-uma-decada-de-investimentos-em-cuidados.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFinance
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Education
dc.subjectPrivate Sector
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectPersons with Disabilities
dc.subjectLong-term Care
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectCaregivers
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subjectTechnical Cooperation
dc.subjectChildhood
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeD13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
dc.subject.jelcodeD63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
dc.subject.jelcodeI30 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH75 - State and Local Government: Health • Education • Welfare • Public Pensions
dc.subject.keywordscare;Economic Development;Shared responsibility for care;caregivers;long-term care;persons with disabilities;Childcare
dc.typeAnnual Reports
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-AN-00435
idb.operationRG-T4667
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