social sector spending, there is surprisingly little rigorous empirical work on the question of whether social spending is … effective in achieving these goals. This paper examines the impact of government spending on the social sectors (health …, education, and social protection) on two major indicators of aggregate welfare (the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index …

Reflection about the role of corporate social investment in Brazil, associated with the presence of a large economic … enterprise, is the major stimulus of this paper. It seeks to present how cross-sector governance can contribute to the social …

achievement. Our results also emphasize the role of social norms in undermining efficient public goods allocation after …

This paper examines the rise of the social protection agenda in Zambia, and demonstrates that this has two alternative … coalition. We compare the cases of social cash transfers and social health insurance to investigate how the interplay of these … drivers has shaped the uneven commitment to the respective policies. Social protection has yet to displace existing interests …

This study appraises non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the novel first order dominance approach …

unclear. This paper appraises spatial and temporal non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the first …