The politics of social protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

Why have so many countries in Africa adopted social protection programmes over the past decade? This text challenges the common assumption that this phenomenon has been entirely driven by international development agencies, instead focusing on the critical role of political dynamics within specific...

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Other Authors: Hickey, Samuel (Editor), Lavers, Tom (Editor), Nino-Zarazua, Miguel (Editor), Seekings, Jeremy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021, 2021
Edition:First edition
Series:UNU-WIDER studies in development economics / UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Why have so many countries in Africa adopted social protection programmes over the past decade? This text challenges the common assumption that this phenomenon has been entirely driven by international development agencies, instead focusing on the critical role of political dynamics within specific African countries
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2019. - "This is an open access publication. Except where otherwise noted, this work is distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial- Share Alike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO)"--Home page
Physical Description:320 pages illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780191885396