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Social protection for the poor and poorest Concepts, policies and politics /

Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focus...

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Group Author: Barrientos, Armando; Hulme, David
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Palgrave studies in development
Subjects:
Aid & relief programmes.
Development Economics.
Development studies.
Poverty & unemployment.
Educational: Geography.
Society.
Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-0-230-58309-2
Summary: Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and poorest.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230273580, 2008.
Carrier Form: 376 p. : 20 figures, 47 27.
ISBN: 9780230525306
9780230290815 :
0230290817 :
CLC: F061.3
Contents: Foreword by Frances Stewart PART I: INTRODUCTION Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction-- A.Barrientos& D.Hulme PART II: 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 III: 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 IV: 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 V: CONCLUSION Embedding Social Protection in the Developing World-- A.Barrientos& D.Hulme.

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