Measuring and Developing Care Economy in Turkey
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The document discusses the state and future of Turkey's care economy towards 2040, emphasizing the importance of gender equality, fiscal sustainability, and the quality of care services. It analyzes the current situation, projecting future scenarios, and proposes a new model for the care economy that includes a universal care system, new financing approaches, and improved working conditions for care workers. Policy recommendations are also provided to support the transition to this new care economy model.
Measuring and Developing Care Economy in Turkey
- 1. Turkey’s Care Economy Toward 2040 September 2020 Oxfam-KEDV
- 2. Turkey’s Care Economy Toward 2040 2 Table of Contents Overview...........................................................................................................................................4 Key Messages from the Report........................................................................................................5 1. Why Should We Care about the Care Economy? .......................................................................8 Gender Equality & Labor Market Dimensions of the Care Economy........................................9 The Fiscal Sustainability Dimension of the Care Economy ....................................................10 Equity (Access and Adequacy) Challenges in Care Services ..................................................11 Quality of Care Services........................................................................................................13 2. The Current Situation in Turkey & Future Projections........................................................... 15 2.1. Supply and Demand for Care Work ................................................................................16 Childcare Services.............................................................................................................16 Care Services for People Living with Disabilities...............................................................20 Care Services for the Elderly .............................................................................................22 2.2. The Current Size of the Care Economy in Turkey ...........................................................24 The Economic Volume of Paid Care Services....................................................................24 The Economic Value of Unpaid Care Services...................................................................25 2.3. Envisioning 2040: Two Scenarios for Turkey’s Care Economy.......................................27 3. Toward a New Care Economy Model for Turkey..................................................................... 31 3.1. A Brief Survey of Care Models around the World...........................................................31 3.2. A Proposal for a New Care Economy Model...................................................................34 Pillar 1: A Universal Care System......................................................................................35 Pillar 2: A New Financing Approach for Universal Care....................................................37 Pillar 3: A Dual-Earner/Dual-Carer Model.........................................................................38 3.3. Supporting Policy Recommendations..............................................................................40 Policy 1: Better Data for Measurement of Care Work; Policy Impact and Planning............40 Policy 2: Institutional Coordination, Decentralization and Expansion of Capacity..............41 Policy 3: Improve Conditions, Quantity, and Qualifications of Care Workers.....................43 Policy 4: Increase Quality of Services; Better Targeting and Tailoring in Program Design .43 Annex A: Methodology for Calculating the Size of the Care Economy in Turkey ...................... 45 Annex B: Care System Financing Models..................................................................................... 47 Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 49 References ...................................................................................................................................... 53