Politics, Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa - 9781472486523

Taylor & Francis

Politics, Public Policy and Social Protection in AfricaEvidence from Cash Transfer Programmes\nAuthor(s): Nicholas Awortwi, Emmanuel Aiyede\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472486523, 978-1472486523\nSynopsis\nAfrica is now in a much-improved position to support its poor and vulnerable people. It has more money, more policy commitment and abundant intervention programmes. Yet the number of citizens living lives of desperation, or at risk of destitution, is at an all-time high, and still rising. What is turning such positive prospects into such a disappointing result? \n\nPolitics, Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa reveals key answers, drawing on empirical studies of cash transfer programmes in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. Social cash transfer might be the most effective \""safety net\"" formula to emerge so far. The country chapters in this book explore why it works and how it might be ha.