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More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub-Saharan Africa : Ghana, Malawi, and Zimbabwe

Handa, Sudhanshu; Otchere, Frank; Sirma, Paul - In: Development policy review 40 (2022) 3, pp. 1-22

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Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abay, Kibrom A.; Yonzan, Nishant; Kurdi, Sikandra; … - In: Journal of African economies 32 (2023), pp. ii44-ii68

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The global politics of social protection

Hickey, Sam; Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

Africa. The paper places this move in historical perspective and examines the role that a particular aid agency played in … shaping the transfer of cash transfers to Africa. …

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Welfare and the depth of informality : evidence from five African countries

Egger, Eva-Maria; Poggi, Cecilia; Gutierrez Rufrancos, … - 2021

This study explores the relationship between household poverty and depth of informality by proposing a new measure of informality at the household level. It is defined as the share of activities (hours worked or income earned) without social insurance for wage workers in the household. We apply...

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Impact of social protection policies on inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from bias-corrected dynamic panel

Onyina, Kingsford; Silvanus Baye, Richmond - In: Cogent economics & finance 12 (2024) 1, pp. 1-26

level. We used a panel of 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the period 1990-2022. By using the least squares … crucial role of social protection policies in fostering inclusive growth across Sub-Saharan Africa. By analyzing data spanning …

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Selective inclusion in cash transfer programs : unintended consequences for social cohesion

Della Guardia, Anne; Lake, Milli; Schnitzer, Pascale - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 157 (2022), pp. 1-12

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The prospects and politics of social protection reform in Zambia

Kuss, Maria Klara - 2015

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Towards a virtuous spiral between poverty reduction and growth : comparing Sub Saharan Africa with the developing world

Thorbecke, Erik; Ouyang, Yusi - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 152 (2022), pp. 1-18

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Growth, Jobs and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : No Country Left Behind

Mahmood, Moazam - 2022

1. The Narrative -- 2. The Quantum of Growth -- 3. Drivers of Growth in Sub Saharan Africa -- 4. Sectoral Growth in Sub … Saharan Africa -- 5. Deindustrialisation in Sub Saharan Africa Explains Key Vulnerabilities in Growth and Productivity -- 6 …. The Labour Market in Sub Saharan Africa -- 7. Poverty, Jobs and Growth: The Primary Policy Agenda for SSA -- 8. A Policy …

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Safety Nets in Africa : Effective Mechanisms to Reach the Poor and Most Vulnerable

Mills, Bradford F.; Del Ninno, Carlo - 2015

The need for safety nets in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast. In addition to being the world’s poorest region, Sub …-Saharan Africa is also one of the most unequal. In this context, redistribution must be seen as a legitimate way to fight poverty and …

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