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Our recommendations centre the important role of the state in enhancing social protections rather than reducing them, as well as the value of local knowledge in effective policy making.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t20brasil.org\/en\/about\">Think20 G20<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TF01_ST06__Reducing_Womens66d8b404543b6-dr-gomes.pdf\">https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TF01_ST06__Reducing_Womens66d8b404543b6-dr-gomes.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the brief, we focus on the care of older persons, presenting scenarios from qualitative and quantitative research in the multicultural Caribbean on the convergence of migration and care, and a cultural preference for ageing-in-place. 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