This paper analyses how recent STI policies in Argentina addressed the problem of transforming biomedical knowledge into solutions to priority healthcare problems and inequalities. It examines the Sectoral Technology ...

In Argentina, "inclusion" has become a central target of national and provincial educational policy since the mid-2000s. Unlike in other countries, inclusion has been associated with the transformation of upper secondary ...

The arrival of Rafael Correa in Ecuador is leading to a structural transformation of the Ecuadorian economy and society with the arrival of e-Government and the introduction of the digital economy in the country. The ...

This chapter shows that, although the IADBs mandate remained unchanged over the course of more than fifty years from its launch, the Banks lending policies in the region changed over time, consistent with the prevailing ...

Sustainable Development Goal 5 »Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls« includesthe mandate to »recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work«. Target 5.4 calls for »the provision ofpublic services, ...

In Latin America, the last fifteen years of left-wing government provide an opportunity to examine whether government ideology matters for the institutional design of gender policy machineries. We conduct a cross-national ...

Social innovation (SI) can offer alternative forms of organization and novel solutions to complex problems faced by contemporary societies. As governments face increasing pressures from mounting societal challenges, it is ...

Marine ecosystems are in global decline. New transformational changes in governance have been advocated to cope with overfishing, pollution, climate change, and other drivers of degradation. Here we explore the outcomes ...