This paper interprets case studies and theory on community involvement in beneficiary
selection and benefit delivery for social safety nets. Several considerations should be …

By the mid-1990s neo-liberalism had begun to reach its economic, social and political limits.
International as well national and even sub-national social policymakers in and concerned …

During the 1990s, conditional cash transfers (CCTs) were adopted by countries across Latin
America as central elements of their poverty reduction strategies. Alongside other …

Governments and donor agencies increasingly recognise the need to provide protection for
the poor against income fluctuations or livelihood shocks. In this context, Ίsocial protection …

Como es sabido, la regulación neoliberal de nuestras economías nos deja un legado social
e institucional bastante negativo. Efectivamente, los sistemas de bienestar de América …

This paper examines the political economy of Egypt to explain the downfall of the Mubarak
regime in 2011. As background, we briefly examine the Nasser and the Sadat regimes. The …

This Element argues that governments allocate adjustment burdens strategically to protect
their supporters, imposing adjustment costs upon the supporters of their opponents, who …

In Southeast Asia, the issue of “social safety nets”(SSNs) has emerged more prominently
since the financial crisis. Despite the increased interest in social safety nets, there is still …

This book re-evaluates the importance of social policies in shaping well-being and
combating exclusion, and enhances understanding of how these policies are formed in a …

" Introduced in Bolivia a little over a decade ago, social funds have become a key community-
led poverty reduction tool. A departure from traditional government-sponsored approaches …