External Donors and Social Protection in Africa
A Case Study of Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23738775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Devereux (0000-0002-4885-0085, University of Sussex, corresponding author), Samuel Kapingidza (0000-0002-2628-6583, University of Johannesburg) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 273-302 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | From Colonialism to International Aid (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-030-38200-1_11 |
| OpenAlex | W3039823268 |
| ISBN | 9783030382001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 4 |
External actors have invested heavily in propagating social protection policies and programs throughout Africa in the past 20 years. This policy transfer process has been led by the international development community—bilateral and multilateral donors, United Nations agencies, international financial institutions and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Strategies include (1) building the evidence base for positive impacts, especially of cash transfer programs; (2) building government capacity through training courses and technical advisors; (3) directly financing the technical and recurrent costs of social protection programs and (4) deepening political commitment by commissioning national social protection policies. While there is a broad consensus that social protection is intrinsically beneficial, there are questions about whether this process of induced adoption is nationally owned or donor-driven: are donor agendas aligned or in conflict with national priorities? Zimbabwe is analyzed as a case study country because the evolution of social protection thinking and practice in Zimbabwe exemplifies these policy process and programming conundrums.
Business · Cash · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Politics · Process (computing) · Public relations · Social protection · Finance · Homelessness and Social Issues · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration
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Convalescing from SAM
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |