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- 2012032013 contributor B12464214.
- 2012032013 created "2012.".
- 2012032013 date "2012".
- 2012032013 date "2012.".
- 2012032013 dateCopyrighted "2012.".
- 2012032013 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-215) and index.".
- 2012032013 description "Setting 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?".
- 2012032013 extent "xxix, 224 p. :".
- 2012032013 identifier "9789280812046 (pbk.)".
- 2012032013 issued "2012".
- 2012032013 issued "2012.".
- 2012032013 language "eng".
- 2012032013 publisher "Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press,".
- 2012032013 spatial "Africa, Sub-Saharan".
- 2012032013 spatial "Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- 2012032013 subject "352.770967 23".
- 2012032013 subject "HD4339 .M33 2012".
- 2012032013 subject "Poverty Africa, Sub-Saharan International cooperation.".
- 2012032013 subject "Poverty Government policy Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- 2012032013 subject "Public works Africa, Sub-Saharan.".
- 2012032013 tableOfContents "Setting 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?".
- 2012032013 title "Public works and social protection in sub-Saharan Africa : do public works work for the poor? / Anna Gabriele McCord.".
- 2012032013 type "text".