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Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection pol...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave studies in development |
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https://doi.org/10.1057/978-0-230-58309-2 |
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Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analyzing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2008. |
| Carrier Form: | 368 p. : 20 figures, 27. |
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9780230525306 9780230583092 : 0230583091 : |
| CLC: | F061.3 |
| Contents: | PART I. INTRODUCTION Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction-- A.Barrientos & D.Hulme PART TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SOCIAL PROTECTIONS: RISKS, NEEDS AND RIGHTS Risks, Needs and Rights: Compatible or Contradictory Bases for Social Protection?-- L.Munro Insurance for the Poor?-- S.Dercon, T. Bold & C. Calvo Transformative Social Protection: The Currency of Social Justice-- S.Deveureux & R.Sabates-Wheeler Poverty Traps and Natural Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras-- M.Carter, P. Little, T. Mogues & W. Negatu PART THREE: WHAT POLICIES WORK FOR THE POOREST? Indonesia's Social Protection during and after the Crisis-- S.Sumarto, A. Suryahadi & S. Bazzi HIV/AIDS, Social Protection and Chronic Poverty-- R.Slater The Social Protection Function of Short-term Public Works Programmes in the Context of Chronic Poverty-- A.McCord The Emergence and Popularity of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America-- T.Britto Assisting the Poorest in Bangladesh: Learning from BRAC's 'Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme'-- D.Hulme & K.Moore Protecting the Poorest with Cash Transfers in Low Income Countries-- B.Schubert PART FOUR: THE POLITICS AND FINANCING OF SOCIAL PROTECTION Process Deficits in the Provision of Social Protection in Rural Maharashtra-- S.Pellissery Conceptualising the Politics of Social Protection in Africa-- S.Hickey Political Incumbency and Drought Relief in Africa-- N. Munemo Can Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Afford Basic Social Protection? First Results of a Modelling Exercise-- C.Berendt Financing Social Protection-- A.Barrientos PART FIVE: CONCLUSION Embedding Social Protection in the Developing World-- A.Barrientos & D.Hulme. |