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Poverty, changing political regimes, and social cash transfers in Zimbabwe, 1980 - 2016

Chinyoka, Isaac - 2017

Since 2000, Zimbabwe has been under some pressure to provide more fully for its children. It is not clear whether child poverty has worsened, although AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement have all compromised poverty reduction. In any case, child poverty has come under increased scrutiny,...

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Welfare and redistributive effects of social assistance in the Global South

Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2019

labour markets. Moreover, the paper highlights the knowledge gaps with regard to the longer-term and gender-specific welfare … programmes can generate in the labour and insurance markets. …

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Assessing pension-related tax expenditures in South Africa : evidence from the 2016 retirement reform

Redonda, Agustin; Axelson, Christopher - 2021

order to incentivize pension savings and increase the fairness of the retirement system. Using administrative tax micro … of contributions). The reform was not effective at mitigating the regressive impact of the retirement system because the … number of individuals contributing to retirement funds increased relatively more for top earners, and it has also exacerbated …

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Government intervention need for social security improvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : a theoretical analysis using the principal-agent model

Luzolo, Didier Mumpambala - 2016

African populations need better support through social protection mechanisms. Among those who need social security are millions of older people who, having worked all their lives in the formal sector, are in precarious situations with lower benefits. This study aims to appreciate theoretically,...

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Exploring options for a universal old age pension in Tanzania Mainland

Twahir M. Khalfan; Kisanga, Elineema; Leyaro, Vincent; … - 2020

The provision of a universal old age pension is increasingly recognized as an important instrument for strengthening and extending social protection. A growing number of emerging economies, including East African countries, are introducing universal old age pensions to guarantee at least a basic...

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Assessing the impact of social grants on inequality : a South African case study

Schiel, Reinhard; Leibbrandt, Murray V.; Lam, David - 2014

The democratic government in South Africa has developed a system of social grants to combat the high levels of poverty and inequality inherited from the apartheid regime. With the help of modest economic growth and an associated increase in per capita household income, the introduction and...

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Can social pensions for the elderly mitigate shocks? : lessons from Mozambique

Almeida, Sara; Berkel, Hanna; Jones, Sam; Justino, Patricia - 2024

This study investigates the contribution of Mozambique's flagship social pension programme, the Programa de Subsídio Social Básico, to building resilience against shocks. Applying a fuzzy regression discontinuity approach to bespoke survey data, we separate direct effects of programme...

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Social transfer programmes and school enrolment in Malawi : a micro-simulation

Nanivazo, Malokele - 2013

This paper investigates the impact of social transfer programmes on school enrolment and child labour in Malawi …

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Policy diffusion, domestic politics and social assistance in Lesotho, 1998-2012

Granvik, Maria - 2016

Lesotho is a small Southern African country that has introduced two national cash transfer programmes, the Old Age Pension and the Child Grant Programme. Although Lesotho has followed what has been called the 'Southern African model', the introduction of the Old Age Pension was not the result of...

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The politics of promoting social protection in Zambia

Pruce, Kate; Hickey, Sam - 2016

This paper examines the rise of the social protection agenda in Zambia, and demonstrates that this has two alternative drivers: shifting dynamics within Zambia's political settlement and the promotional efforts of a transnational policy coalition. We compare the cases of social cash transfers...

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