Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest

Social protection is fast becoming one of the most important themes in development policy. This book examines the political processes shaping the formulation of social protection policies; compares the key conceptual frameworks available for analysing social protection; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and the poorest.

ARMANDO BARRIENTOS is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

DAVID HULME is Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester.

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. x
List of Web Resources	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Notes on the Contributors	p. xvi
Glossary	p. xx
Foreword	p. xxii
Introduction
Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction	p. 3
Conceptual Frameworks for Social Protection: Risks, Needs and Rights
Risks, Needs and Rights: Compatible or Contradictory Bases for Social Protection	p. 27
Insurance for the Poor?	p. 47
Transformative Social Protection: The Currency of Social Justice	p. 64
Poverty Traps and Natural Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras	p. 85
What Policies Work for the Poorest?
Indonesia's Social Protection during and after the Crisis	p. 121
HIV/AIDS, Social Protection and Chronic Poverty	p. 146
The Social Protection Function of Short-Term Public Works Programmes in the Context of Chronic Poverty	p. 160
The Emergence and Popularity of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America	p. 181
Assisting the Poorest in Bangladesh: Learning from BRAC's 'Targeting the Ultra-poor' Programme	p. 194
Protecting the Poorest with Cash Transfers in Low Income Countries	p. 211
The Politics and Financing of Social Protection
Process Deficits in the Provision of Social Protection in Rural Maharashtra	p. 227
Conceptualising the Politics of Social Protection in Africa	p. 247
Political Incumbency and Drought Relief in Africa	p. 264
Can Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Afford Basic Social Protection? First Results of a Modelling Exercise	p. 282
Financing Social Protection	p. 300
Conclusion
Embedding Social Protection in the Developing World	p. 315
Index	p. 331
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