University of Costa Rica, San José.
Dev Change. 2011;42(4):995-1022. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01719.x.
In Latin American countries with historically strong social policy regimes (such as those in the Southern Cone), neoliberal policies are usually blamed for the increased burden of female unpaid work. However, studying the Nicaraguan care regime in two clearly defined periods — the Sandinista and the neoliberal eras — suggests that this argument may not hold in the case of countries with highly familialist social policy regimes. Despite major economic, political and policy shifts, the role of female unpaid work, both within the family and in the community, remains persistent and pivotal, and was significant long before the onset of neoliberal policies. Nicaragua's care regime has been highly dependent on the ‘community’ or ‘voluntary’ work of mostly women. This has also been, and continues to be, vital for the viability of many public social programmes.
在历史上具有强大社会政策制度的拉丁美洲国家（如南锥体国家），新自由主义政策通常被归咎于女性无偿劳动负担加重。然而，在两个明确界定的时期（桑地诺时代和新自由主义时代）研究尼加拉瓜的照护制度表明，对于具有高度家庭主义社会政策制度的国家来说，这种说法可能站不住脚。尽管经历了重大的经济、政治和政策转变，但女性无偿劳动的角色，无论是在家庭内部还是在社区内部，仍然持续且至关重要，而且在新自由主义政策出台之前就已经非常重要。尼加拉瓜的照护制度高度依赖于大多数女性的“社区”或“志愿”工作。这对于许多公共社会计划的可行性也一直至关重要。
