Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa : do public works work for the poor? /

Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa : do public works work for the poor? /

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Author / Creator:McCord, Anna.
Imprint:Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (xxix, 224 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Public works -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Poverty -- Government policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Poverty -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- International cooperation.
Poverty -- Government policy
Poverty -- International cooperation
Public works
Sub-Saharan Africa
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14153534
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ISBN:9781920541668
1920541667
9781920541293
1920541292
9789280812046
9280812041
9781919895482
1919895485
9789280871739
9280871730
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:"Published in 2012 in South Africa by UCT Press, an imprint of Juta and Company Ltd."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-215) and index.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
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Summary:Public Works Programme (PWPs) are a key component of current social protection provision in many sub-Saharan African countries, often constituting the only form of social security available for the able-bodied working-age poor.
Other form:Print version: McCord, Anna. Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa 9789280812046
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the scene : sub-Saharan African public works in context. The history of PWPs
  • Public works programming in sub-Saharan Africa. Defining public works. The PWP typology
  • The typology of PWPs in sub-Saharan Africa
  • A schema of PWP objectives
  • Poverty alleviation. The social protection function of public works programmes. Definition of social protection. Evaluating the performance of public works programmes. Current evaluation approaches. The impact of the wage. The transfer and stabilisation benefits of the wage
  • The duration of the wage transfer
  • The adequacy of the wage
  • Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) PWP case study. The three vectors : assets. The value of assets created
  • Social infrastructure
  • The importance of asset production in different types of PWP
  • Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. The three vectors : skills.
  • Conceptual clarifications
  • Are PWP an appropriate vehicle for skills development?
  • Two South African case studies : context, methodology and analytical overview. The unemployment and social protection context
  • Overview of the case study programmes. Assessing programme incidence. PWP access : targeting and rationing practices
  • Incidence findings. Labour market findings. How to assess the labour market status of beneficiaries. The impact of programme participation on multi-dimensional aspects of poverty. Measuring the poverty impact
  • Conclusion : re-evaluating the assumptions inherent in public works programmes. Problems with the current evidence base
  • Why do PWPs remain so popular?

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