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...

Since the early 2000s international development agencies have actively promoted social protection as a new global public policy. This process can be understood as flowing from related shifts within the global political economy and of development ideology, and involved international development...

There is considerable debate over the causes of violence around the world, one which goes beyond the analysis of conflict to consider the dynamics of community behavior and the importance of economic and behavioral factors. South Africa competes with Colombia, Venezuela, and a number of Central...

Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Neoliberalism, Social Democracy and Poverty -- 1.1 The legacy of poverty and the promise of change -- 1.2 Disappointment and the spectre of neoliberalism -- 1.3...