📱 La economía gig crece en #AmLat: ofrece flexibilidad ante desempleo, pero trae riesgos —ingresos inestables, falta de protección y dependencia de algoritmos.

🤔 ¿Cómo aprovechar su potencial sin profundizar desigualdades?

✍️ Mariana Viollaz y Camila Olate

➡️ latinoamerica21.com/es/nuevas-op...

In LAC, financial access has been a challenge, but the pandemic accelerated bancarization. Account ownership surged from 52% in 2014 to 74% in 2021. While most adults now have accounts, growth was uneven; in OECD-level countries, it rose from 94% to 97%. Read the new #Graph4Thought: go.undp.org/3Y6

This new #Graph4Thought analyses five trends we observed in 2024 that are likely to persist or intensify, in 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Slow Economic Growth, Low Productivity, Persistent Inequalities, Social Fragmentation, and Pressing Climate Changes. Read more here go.undp.org/33q

UNDP is seeking an intern to support the upcoming Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean. If you are passionate about development issues, apply by 13 January 2025 jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job....

In LAC, younger generations are increasingly disenchanted with democracy, with many seeing alternative governance as a response to their frustrations. Alarmingly, nearly half of youth aged 18-35 say they would justify a coup if it helped reduce crime. Read the new #Graph4Thought: go.undp.org/JYr

The latest poverty projections for Latin America and the Caribbean estimate a poverty rate of 25%. A closer look reveals that, while rural poverty remains higher in absolute terms, urban poverty is growing faster, especially during periods of shock.
New #Graph4Thought :
www.undp.org/latin-americ...