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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463143803321

Autore

McCord Anna

Titolo

Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : do public works work for the poor? / / Anna McCord ; [editor, Pauline de Villiers]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 2012

ISBN

92-808-7173-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VilliersPauline de

Disciplina

352.770967

Soggetti

Public works - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Poverty - Africa, Sub-Saharan - International cooperation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in 2012 in South Africa by UCT Press, an imprint of Juta and Company Ltd."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?.