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Caribbean census microdata are not easily accessible to researchers. Although there are well-established and commonly used procedures technical, administrative and legal which are used to disseminate anonymized census microdata to researchers, they have not been widely used in the Caribbean. Th...


Jones, FrancisFox, KristinDissemination of Caribbean census microdata to researchers: Including an experiment in the anonymization of microdata for Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago

This study presents a situation analysis of persons with disability in the Caribbean. It includes a compilation and analysis of national census data from 16 countries including data from both the 2000 and the 2010 census rounds. The study also assesses national laws, policies and programmes in th...


Jones, FrancisSerieux-Lubin, LuanneDisability, human rights and public policy in the Caribbean: A situation analysis

As population age structures change over the coming decades, the cost of providing public education, pensions and health care will change significantly. Falling child dependency ratios and increasing old-age dependency ratios will affect the number of people that receive education and pension ben...


Nam, Valerie E.Jones, FrancisInclusive social protection and demographic change: The implications of population ageing for social expenditure in the Caribbean

This paper examines the ways in which Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) can promote greater inclusion of persons with disabilities. It characterizes the patterns of ICT use among persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean and proposes recommendations and strategi...


Ullmann, HeidiJones, FrancisWilliams, Robert CraneWilliams, DeirdreInformation and communications technologies for the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This study provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the Caribbean. The Montevideo Consensus was adopted by the governments of the region in 2013 and includes more than one hundred priority actions covering th...


Jones, FrancisCamarinhas, CatarinaGény, Lydia RosaImplementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the Caribbean: a review of the period 2013–2018

Jones, FrancisReport of the Caribbean preparatory meeting for the Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons

This study addresses the ageing of the Caribbean population and the situation with respect to the human rights of older persons. It considers the implications for public policy of these ‘twin imperatives for action’. The first chapter describes and explains the changing age structure of the Carib...


Jones, FrancisAgeing in the Caribbean and the human rights of older persons: Twin imperatives for action

The implementation of the Cairo Programme of Action in the Caribbean over the period 1994 to 2013 is evaluated and recommendations are made for the further implementation of the programme beyond 2014. Recent trends in growth, poverty and inequality in the Caribbean include: the negative impact of...


Jones, FrancisFearon, AndrewHendrickson, MichaelImplementation of the Cairo Programme of Action in the Caribbean (1994-2013): Evaluating Progress and Renewing Commitment

En este capítulo se realiza un análisis comparativo de leyes, políticas y programas sociales de los países de la subregión que contemplan a este grupo social, enfocándose en cinco temas clave: las instituciones y políticas; las pensiones sociales; el acceso a los servicios de salud; el acceso a l...


Quarless, DianeJones, FrancisAvances y brechas en la protección de los derechos de las personas mayores en los países del Caribe

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