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 Pushing for policy innovation: The framing of social protection policies in Tanzania Social protection Policy entrepreneurs Political settlements
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 Understanding elite commitment to social protection in Rwanda Rwanda Social protection Policy transfer
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The politics of promoting social cash transfers in Zambia

From the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Book Chapter
Pushing for policy innovation: The framing of social protection policies in Tanzania

From the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

Social protection Policy entrepreneurs Political settlements
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The politics of promoting social protection in Zambia

This paper examines the rise of the social protection agenda in Zambia, and demonstrates that this has two alternative drivers: shifting dynamics within Zambia’s political settlement and the promotional efforts of a transnational policy coaliti...

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Ideational and institutional drivers of social protection in Tanzania

In the early 2000s, there was low elite commitment to social protection in Tanzania. Yet, in 2012, the government officially launched a countrywide social safety net programme, and a year later it announced the introduction of an old age pension...

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