Colombia Top 5 in Latin America for Social Inclusion Spending, Lags in Outcomes: Study
Colombia Top 5 in Latin America for Social Inclusion Spending, Lags in Outcomes: Study
Despite reaching the fifth top spot on social spending, Colombia still lags behind on civil participation, government responsiveness and human rights, in the Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014.
Despite being in the top 5 of Latin American countries when it comes to the proportion spent on social inclusion, Colombia is still lagging behind when it comes to civil participation, government responsiveness and human rights, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
Colombia ranked 11th out of 17 Latin American countries for social inclusion, according to the report from by Americas Quarterly, a policy analysis journal covering economics, politics and social development in the Western Hemisphere. The survey was published on Tuesday by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA).
Colombia slipped two places this year in the annual Social Inclusion Index, compared to 2013. The index measure social inclusiveness, that is, how easy it is for all sectors of society to participate in the political and social life of the country.
The index ranks 17 countries on many factors designed to pinpoint a country’s potential to improve social mobility, such as GDP growth and poverty rates. It also focuses on the range of civil, political, and gender rights as well as the accessibility of basic living conditions such as stable housing, schooling and a formal job. Disability rights and access to justice were two new variables added this year.
The index uses data from the World Bank’s Global Financial Inclusion Index as well as survey data provided by the Latin American Public Opinion Project at Vanderbilt University and the UNDP Human Development Report to amass their annual results....
