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UNINA9910463143803321 |
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Autore |
McCord Anna |
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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] |
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Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public works - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Poverty - Africa, Sub-Saharan - International cooperation |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Published in 2012 in South Africa by UCT Press, an imprint of Juta and Company Ltd." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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