Migrant Young Children from Central America: the Faces of the Poor Public Investment

Migrant Young Children from Central America: the Faces of the Poor Public Investment

Authors

  • Gustavo Adolfo Gatica López Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v1i1.1122

Keywords:

Childhood, public investment, violence, migration

Abstract

This article discusses why the situation of migration for Central American children and young people to the United States of America and the declared humanitarian crisis should begin with a review of the structural conditions affecting the population in the region. The poor public social investment in children and adolescents as well as the various forms of violence perpetrated against them in the region are two very indispensable elements for this analysis. By not considering these elements it would lead us to identify only reactive actions to an issue that requires comprehensive strategies for the short, medium and long term.

Author Biography

Gustavo Adolfo Gatica López, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

Guatemalteco, Licenciado en Teología, Máster en Economía del Desarrollo con énfasis en Gestión Macroeconómica. Investigador del Centro de Investigación en Cultura y Desarrollo (CICDE) de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED). Investigador asociado del Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Sociales y Desarrollo (INCEDES, Guatemala). 

Published

2016-01-05

How to Cite

Gatica López, Gustavo Adolfo. 2016. “Migrant Young Children from Central America: The Faces of the Poor Public Investment”. Revista Rupturas 1 (1):91-123. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v1i1.1122.

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