FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE. PERCEPTIONS OF COSTA RICA AS A WELFARE MAGNET IN THE CONTEXT OF A SOCIAL SECURITY CRISIS

 

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Συγγραφείς: Voorend, Koen, Venegas Bermúdez, Karla
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2014
Περιγραφή:In the context of a crisis of the flagship institution of Costa Rica’s social protection system,the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, the integration of Nicaraguan immigrants hasbecome even more controversial. The State’s reaction, through reforms to the MigrationLaw and new and revived policies within the ccss, has been to create boundaries around health services, making access more difficult for immigrants. To understand these reactions,we argue that it is important to analyze the social construction of the immigrantsubject by public social policy institutions. Based on a series of interviews with publicofficials, we show that there is a strong perception of Costa Rica being a “welfare magnet”,migration is seen as a “necessary evil” and that the legitimacy of Nicaraguan immigrants’demand for health services is questioned based on their perceived “illegality”.
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Γλώσσα:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/17608
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/sociales/article/view/17608
Λέξη-Κλειδί :INMIGRACIÓN * PERCEPCIÓN * POLÍTICA SOCIAL * POLÍTICA MIGRATORIA * BIENESTAR SOCIAL
IMMIGRATION * PERCEPTION * SOCIAL POLICY * MIGRATION POLICY * SOCIAL WELFARE