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020			_a9781919 895482 _cPaperback (pbk)
040			_c3228 _aRDA _bENGLISH
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100			_aMcCord, Anna _9117857
245		0	_aPublic works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: do public works work for the poor? _cAnna McCord.
260			_aCape Town, South Africa : _bUCT Press, _c2012.
300			_a224 pages _c23 cm _bColour illustrations:
500			_a"Published in 2012 in Tokyo by United Nations University Press."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 196-215) and index.
520			_aSummary: Explores the concept of the Public Works Programme (PWP) and interrogates its social protection performance in the context of chronic poverty. Reviews over 200 PWPs in eastern and southern Africa. Examines the function and limitations of PWPs, and outlines major programme choice and design issues, drawing lessons from the international context, and challenging the assumptions underlying these policy preferences, thus opening the way for more informed and appropriate policy selection. Makes a case for a reconsideration of the function of PWPs in the current social protection discourse, and argues that the current PWP approach may not look so attractive from the beneficiary perspective.
521			_aAdult
650			_aPublic works _9181742
650			_aSetting the scene : sub-Saharan African public works in context. The history of PWPs -- Public works programming in sub-Saharan Africa. Defining public works. The PWP typology -- The typology of PWPs in sub-Saharan Africa -- A schema of PWP objectives -- Poverty alleviation. The social protection function of public works programmes. Definition of social protection. Evaluating the performance of public works programmes. Current evaluation approaches. The impact of the wage. The transfer and stabilisation benefits of the wage -- The duration of the wage transfer -- The adequacy of the wage -- Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) PWP case study. The three vectors : assets. The value of assets created -- Social infrastructure -- The importance of asset production in different types of PWP -- Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. The three vectors : skills. -- Conceptual clarifications -- Are PWP an appropriate vehicle for skills development? -- Two South African case studies : context, methodology and analytical overview. The unemployment and social protection context -- Overview of the case study programmes. Assessing programme incidence. PWP access : targeting and rationing practices -- Incidence findings. Labour market findings. How to assess the labour market status of beneficiaries. The impact of programme participation on multi-dimensional aspects of poverty. Measuring the poverty impact -- Conclusion : re-evaluating the assumptions inherent in public works programmes. Problems with the current evidence base -- Why do PWPs remain so popular? _9181743
651			_aSouth Africa
654			_2Poverty—Government policy Poverty—International cooperation Public works Sub-Saharan Africa
690			_2828852445
700			_aAnna McCord, Comet Design, Pauline de Villiers, Capital Press, Book Genie, Book Genie, Jennifer Stern. _9194280
710			_aUCT, PRESS _9194281
942			_cBOOK _2ddc _y12663 _zPriscilla Nozizwe Mogale
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