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dc.contributor.editorLavers, Tom
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-05T11:20:23Z
dc.date.available2022-09-05T11:20:23Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58141
dc.description.abstractThis book provides a systematic analysis of the political processes shaping the distribution of social transfers in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In doing so, the book addresses a notable gap in recent research on social protection concerning the politics of implementation. While considerable attention has been devoted to debating the merits of different policy designs and the political factors shaping the adoption and diffusion of different policy models, ultimately the ability of any social transfer programme to deliver on its promises is dependent on the effective implementation and distribution of social transfers in line with intended objectives. The chapters in this book examine international and sub-national variation in programme implementation in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, and Rwanda, drawing on a common analytical framework that highlights the importance of state capacity and reach, rooted in histories of state formation, and contemporary political competition in shaping the distribution of social transfers. Comparative analysis of the case studies supports the view that variation in the capacity and reach of the state within countries is a centrally important factor shaping the effectiveness and impartiality of distribution. Yet state capacity alone is insufficient. Rather, political competition and power relations shape how this capacity is actually deployed in practice. As such, the book underscores the inherently political nature of implementation and questions common technocratic efforts to improve implementation by de-politicizing the social protection policy process.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCP Political economyen_US
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processesen_US
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTF Development studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economiesen_US
dc.subject.othersocial protection, social transfer, policy implementation, political economy, power relations, state capacity, Africa, South Asiaen_US
dc.titleThe Politics of Distributing Social Transfersen_US
dc.title.alternativeState Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asiaen_US
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1093/oso/9780192862525.001.0001en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedByb9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2en_US
oapen.relation.isFundedBya897f645-c917-4be8-a0db-e8b3f64cac47en_US
oapen.pages288en_US
oapen.place.publicationOxforden_US
oapen.remark.publicFunder name: ESID University of Manchester


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