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Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Leyaro, Vincent; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016

We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...

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Towards building shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa : how does the effect of economic integration compare to social equity policies?

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi - 2021

The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to foster inclusive growth has intensified following the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. A conspicuous lacuna in the literature is a lack of...

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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

contract - to those of its neighbours in Southern Africa. It is the result of the specific character of poverty in Botswana and …

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The Distribution of Social Services in Madagascar, 1993-1999

Glick, Peter; Razakamanantsoa, Mamisoa - 2004

While a number of benefit incidence studies of public expenditures have been carried out for African countries, there are very few studies that look at how the incidence of such expenditures has been changing over time. We use three rounds of nation-wide household surveys to analyze the...

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More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub-Saharan Africa : Ghana, Malawi, and Zimbabwe

Handa, Sudhanshu; Otchere, Frank; Sirma, Paul - In: Development policy review 40 (2022) 3, pp. 1-22

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Dilemmas when implementing conditional cash transfers : lessons for Ghana and the rest of us

Danquah, Jones Kwame Adom; Overbye, Einar - In: International social security review 75 (2022) 1, pp. 51-78

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Simulating policy options for universal child allowances in Ghana

Evans, Martin - 2018

This paper considers the case for universal child allowances in Ghana. It follows findings from an earlier study of 14 … middle income countries that examined optimal approaches to reduce child poverty using universal categorical child allowances … margins of the poverty line were found to be small and robustness and sensitivity tests were done to accompany simulation …

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Can social assistance (with a child lens) help in reducing urban poverty in Ghana? : evidence, challenges and the way forward

Devereux, Stephen; Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru; Cuesta, José; … - 2018

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Exit from social assistance in sub-Sahara Africa : the reality of livelihood empowerment against poverty in the Upper West Region, Ghana

Fuseini, Moses Naiim; Abu Abdulai, Ibrahim; Quarmine, … - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation and … 14 (2022) 7, pp. 1883-1895

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Social networks and risk management in Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty programme

Daidone, Silvio; Handa, Sudhanshu; Davis, Benjamin; … - 2015

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