Non-state social protection actors and services in Africa : governance below the state / edited by Nicholas Awortwi and Gregor Walter-Drop.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Awortwi, Nicholas, editor.

Walter-Drop, Gregor, editor.

Series:

African governance ; v. 2.

African governance ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human services--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Management.

Human services.

Social service--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Social service.

Economic assistance, Domestic--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Management.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--21st century.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--21st century.

Economic history.

Human services--Management.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 167 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

Governance characteristics and policy relevance of informal social protection services in Ethiopia

Governance of non-state social protection services in Ghana: communication as accountability mechanisms in mutual aid organisations in Wassa

Social protection and citizenship rights of vulnerable children: a perspective on interventions by non-state actors in western Kenya

Governance mechanisms of burial societies in western Uganda

Hedging against vulnerability: associational life as a social insurance strategy by the poor in the central region of Ghana

Women's economic empowerment in Kenya: lessons from non-state social protection actors and services in Nyanza region

Governance of non-state social protection initiatives for addressing gendered poverty in Uganda: beyond counting of women on governance committees?

Governance dynamics in the provision of community based social protection services in Tanzania

Conclusion, implications for public policy and governance theory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138059627

1138059625

OCLC:

971893132