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Showing 1 to 20 of 129 for “"Social protection"”.
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Social Protection for Well-Being. The effectiveness of social protection programmes in Bangladesh
Well-being is the ultimate goal of social protection that integrates both material and social aspects. Most studies focus on material dimensions, and little attention has been given to the social aspects of well-being. Further, outputs are commonly used to assess the effectiveness of social …
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Social protection for the migrant worker in South Africa
… of this dissertation is to investigate the social protection, if any, afforded to migrant workers in South Africa. To accomplish this purpose, the ambit of the concept of ‘social protection’ is investigated and the legal status and different categories of migrant workers are probed. The …
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The Ethics of Labor Migration: From Social Protection To Commodification
… migrants to piece together their own forms of social protection in the absence of the state. This research shows how state-migrant relations that commodify migrants as agents of development have ethical consequences, undermining states’ duties and responsibilities to migrant welfare. Labor …
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Innovation and economic growth in two perspectives: Social capital and social protection policies
… perspectives. The first one is the effects of social capital on innovation and firm performance, while the second one is the interaction between innovation, social protection policies, and barriers to technology adoption. Following an introductory chapter, the second chapter begins from the …
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Co-ordinating social protection programme: the case of the social safety net in Zambia
… analysis of the activities of the National Social Safety Net (NSSN) in Zambia with particular emphasis on the coordinating function. The report is a result of the student's attachment to the NSSN for a period of four months from 1 July to 31 October 1999 and is in partial fulfilment of the …
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The politics of social protection in Bangladesh: The making of the National Social Security Strategy
Social protection has gained rapid prominence in the global development agenda in the past two decades. Numerous countries across the global South have enacted national social protection strategies in a bid to build state of the art programme portfolios. Bangladesh joined their ranks in 2015 with …
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The role of social protection programmes in reducing household poverty and vulnerability in Katakwi District - Uganda
This study examined the role of social protection programmes in reducing household poverty in the post-conflict area of Teso in Eastern Uganda and focused on Katakwi district. Mixed methods, was used in the form of qualitative and quantitative tools drawing on a sample of 200 respondents and 20 key …
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Understanding Refugee Women at Risk Experiences in Light of Social Protection Initiatives and Policy Interventions in Uganda
… how they build resilience, and the impact of social protection efforts and refugee policies on their well-being. Results show that RWaR face multiple vulnerabilities, such as conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation, trauma, family separation, poverty, food insecurity, poor housing, …
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Social protection in South Africa: a quest for an appropriate dispensation through a Minimum Employment Guarantee Scheme
… It has further analysed the South African social protection system, and highlighted the gaps that currently exist in terms of providing social security, to the multitudes of the unemployed and poor. This is in spite of the constitution guaranteeing the right to social security and social …
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Is South Africa's social protection system addressing the causes or the symptoms of poverty? : the case of the Child Support Grant
… is to distil the current thinking on poverty and social protection to establish an appropriate theoretical framework within which to appraise anti-poverty measures. 'An Assets-Augmented' Capabilities Framework is proposed with a focus on asset-building as the primary means of poverty reduction. …
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The anatomy of public works : an exploration of the social protection function of public works programmes in contexts of chronic poverty
… Works Programme (PWP) and interrogates the social protection performance of public works programmes (PWPs) in the context of chronic poverty, with a particular focus on the fundamental questions of programme incidence and impact. It reviews PWPs from both theoretical and empirical …
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An exploration of social protection financing aid as an instrument for poverty alleviation among the elderly and people with disabilities in Namibia.
… This study aimed to explore whether, and how, social protection as financial aid in the form of grants, assists in alleviating poverty (absolute poverty) among the elderly and people living with disabilities in Namibia. This study employed a qualitative research design which was exploratory in …
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Alternative care options and social protection policy choices to support orphans and vulnerable children : a comparative study of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau
… of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, on the role of social protection policies, types of alternative care, and fulfillment of basic needsin ensuring the welfare of this vulnerable population. The goal of the present thesis was to examine the interconnections between these factors and their relations …
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The Implications of Socio-Economic Transformation for Social Protection among the old people in Tanzania: A case study of Kawe Ward in Kinondoni District
… of socio-economic transformation for social protection among the old people in Tanzania. It argues that old people had been neglected in terms of social and income security despite the National Ageing Policy (2003) as well as the National Social Security Policy (2003) stipulating that …
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Social Protection in South Africa During COVID-19: Exploring the Recommendation by UN Women to 'Put Cash in Women's Hands' in Response to the Pandemic
… disparities worldwide. Countries expanded their social protection measures in response to the socio-economic implications of the health crisis. This study explores the South African government's social protection policies, and their impact on gender inequality during the pandemic, particularly in …
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An exploratory study on the role of social protection programme in supporting children's education: The case of post-primary schools in Mafeteng district in the Kingdom of Lesotho
The study investigated the role of social protection programme in supporting children's education at post-primary education level. The study focused on the non-contributory education focused programme, which is the Child Grant/Bursary programme (CGP/Bursary). Qualitative method was used to conduct …
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Three Essays on Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Poverty Change in Zimbabwe; Long-Term Impact of Cash Transfers in Niger; and Targeting Efficiency of Social Protection Programs in Cameroon
… in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the potential of social assistance programs to address their condition. Each essay is related to one particular key step of the poverty alleviation agenda: poverty definition and measurement in Zimbabwe; targeting poor households in Cameroon; and impact evaluation …
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Incorporating Climate Change in Southern African Social Policy: A Malawian Case Study
… the inclusion of climate change in Malawian social policy, and the discourse and government documents surrounding it. In Malawi, social protection predates climate change policies – in both policy in practice – however, they have risen up the Governments agenda at the same time. This is …
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