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Social protection, electoral competition, and political branding in Malawi

Hamer, Sam; Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

extent political parties) to brand themselves in ways that transcend regional or ethnic loyalties. In Malawi, Joyce Banda …'s adoption of a social protection brand were specific to the political context in Malawi. Elsewhere in East and Southern Africa … in the 2014 Malawi election, although caused partly by other factors, suggests that there are limits to the efficacy of …

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The impact of conditional cash transfer programmes on household work decisions in Ghana

Ekobor-Ackah Mochiah, Eric; Osei, Robert Darko; … - 2014

A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households' supply of labour for agriculture, paid employment, and...

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Financing the Zambia social cash transfer scale-up : a tax benefit microsimulation analysis based on MicroZAMOD

Kampamba, Remmy; Pellerano, Luca; Banda, Charles; … - 2019

This paper assesses the effects on poverty and inequality of the alternative targeting approaches that Zambia's Social Cash Transfer programme could take as its expansion continues during the period of the country's Seventh National Development Plan (2017-21). It further assesses the domestic...

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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage is broad but cash transfers are modest. This...

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The effectiveness of social protection in five African countries through normal times and times of crisis

Gasior, Katrin; Tasseva, Iva V.; Wright, Gemma - 2022

We study the effectiveness of social protection benefits in reducing income and consumption poverty in five sub-Saharan African countries-Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia-in normal times and times of widespread economic crisis. Using tax-benefit microsimulation models with...

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Poverty dynamics and programme graduation from social protection : a transitional model for Mexico's Oportunidades programme

Villa, Juan M.; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2014

Social protection programmes have emerged as one of the most important anti-poverty policy strategies in developing countries. Their effects on poverty and well-being have been widely studied. Yet, there is limited knowledge on how a transfer programme should respond to the dynamics of poverty....

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Needs vs expediency : poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries

Addison, Tony; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Niño-Zarazúa, … - 2015

Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities and resources are often insufficient. What then should be the priorities for 'post-conflict' policy?...

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Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity : evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana

Osei, Robert Darko; Pirttilä, Jukka; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2017

A large informal sector is a challenge for developing countries building up social protection systems. Expanding social safety nets reduces poverty, but financing them can increase the tax burden, potentially reducing availability of formal sector jobs. This paper quantifies impacts on income...

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The politics of promoting social protection in Zambia

Pruce, Kate; Hickey, Sam - 2016

This paper examines the rise of the social protection agenda in Zambia, and demonstrates that this has two alternative drivers: shifting dynamics within Zambia's political settlement and the promotional efforts of a transnational policy coalition. We compare the cases of social cash transfers...

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"Affordability" and the political economy of social protection in contemporary Africa

Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

The 'affordability' of new or expanded social protection programmes depends on more than an assessment of the fiscal costs or the poverty-reducing or developmental benefits. Diverse international organizations have shown that programmes costing less than or about 1 per cent of GDP have...

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