LEADER 03551nam 2200457 c 450 001 9910591170103321 005 20240424185743.0 010 $a0-19-195358-X 010 $a0-19-267675-X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6897957 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6897957 035 $a(CKB)21343247600041 035 $a(UK-OxUP)9780191953583 035 $a(PPN)268185425 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921343247600041 100 $a20220120d2022 ||| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aThe politics of distributing social transfers $fTom Lavers$b[electronic resource] 210 3 $aOxford$cOxford University Press$d2022 215 $a1 online resource (289 pages) 225 0 $aOxford Scholarship Online. 311 0 $a0-19-286252-9 327 $a1 The Global Spread of Social Transfers and the Challenge of Distribution -- 2 The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers -- 3 State Infrastructural Power and Social Transfers -- 4 Distributing Social Transfers in Rwanda -- 5 Uneven Targeting of Cash Transfers -- 6 The Distributional Politics of Social Transfers in Kenya -- 7 The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers in Bangladesh -- 8 The Politics of Social Protection in Nepal -- 9 The Intersection of State Infrastructural Power and Political Contestation in the Distribution of Social Transfers 330 3 $aThis 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. 517 1 $aPolitics of Distributing Social Transfers 606 $aEconomic assistance$xPolitical aspects 607 $aSub-Saharan Africa 607 $aSouth Asia 615 0$aEconomic assistance$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a327.111 700 $aLavers$b Tom$01272478 801 0$bUK-OxUP 801 1$bUK-OxUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910591170103321 996 $aThe politics of distributing social transfers$92997025 997 $aUNINA