scholarly journals How Inclusive are the Local Economic Impacts of Social Protection in Uganda?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Klara Kuss ◽  
Franziska Gassmann ◽  
Firminus Mugumya
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Social Transfers

AbstractInclusive growth and development are essential for the sustainability of poverty reduction and growth. Social protection has been promoted as part of the inclusive growth and development agenda by emphasising the positive impacts of social transfers on people’s participation in economic processes. However, the focus on the positive economic impacts of social transfers has led to the neglect of concerns regarding inequality of opportunity. Taking the case of Uganda’s Senior Citizens Grant, this paper critically assesses how inclusive the impacts of social transfers are on economic processes. This is done by examining the extent to which local economic structures interplay with the impacts of the Grant. Based on a qualitative case study design, the analysis reveals that the scheme has unwittingly reinforced spatial patterns of economic exclusion and disadvantage. Recipients in remote areas are more likely to stay or fall back into poverty compared to people in integrated areas. For social transfers to contribute to inclusive growth and development for all, it will be vital to invest in complementary development interventions in economically disadvantaged areas.

scholarly journals Measurement and Determinants of Inclusive Growth: A Case Study of Pakistan (1990-2012)

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (4I-II) ◽  
pp. 455-466
Author(s):  
Azra Khan ◽  
Gulzar Khan ◽  
Sadia Safdar ◽  
Sehar Munir ◽  
Zubaria Andleeb
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Financial Deepening ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Satisfactory Performance ◽  
Poverty And Inequality

Equality of opportunity is the core of inclusive growth, and the inclusive growth emphasises to create employment and other development opportunities through rapid and sustained economic growth, and to promote social justice and the equality of sharing of growth results by reducing and eliminating inequality of opportunity. The main objective of the study is to measure the inclusive growth first and then empirically examine its determinants. To measure the inclusive growth, we use the methodology developed by Asian Development Bank using weights and scores of different indicators. We develop a unified measure of inclusive growth, which integrates growth, inequality, accessibility and governance into one single measure. Results show that Pakistan is at satisfactory performance level with respect to its performance in growth inclusiveness. Further results of ARDL show that macroeconomic stability and social financial deepening are important determinants to enhance the inclusiveness, and reduce poverty and inequality, while reforms in trade sector are required to increase their efficiency in terms of inclusiveness. JEL Classification: O4 Keywords: Inclusive Growth, Poverty Reduction, Income Inequality, Equity, Accessibility, Social Protection

Anti-Poverty Policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-87
Author(s):  
Cathal O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Microsimulation Model ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Family Model ◽  
Social Transfers ◽  
Microsimulation Models

This chapter discusses the development of a static microsimulation model for the purpose of undertaking an anti-poverty policy reform. Microsimulation models, which simulate the legislative detail of poverty-reduction instruments, can be used to make social-protection instruments more effective in this objective by helping to improve the targeting of these instruments. This chapter describes firstly the structure of the dataset required for microsimulation modelling. It then creates a theoretical understanding of the structure of social transfers, and of the concept of a hypothetical microsimulation model. Although the model developed in this chapter abstracts from the population complexity described in Chapter 1, it allows us in a simpler way to understand the targeting and structure of anti-poverty policies. Some of the issues that arise in creating a base dataset for a microsimulation model are discussed. As validation, debugging, and error checking are paramount in model development, the use of a hypothetical family model to use for validation purposes is introduced. We define some concepts used to calculate the poverty efficiency of a social-protection instrument. Finally, the chapter undertakes a simulation of the development of a means-tested benefit.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Transfers on Poverty Reduction in EU Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Miežienė ◽  
Sandra Krutulienė
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Social Expenditure ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Social Transfers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractAvailable studies indicate a strong negative correlation between poverty and social expenditures in EU countries. It means that the country’s at-risk-of-poverty rate tends to erode with increasing social expenditure. However, the studies have demonstrated that the impact of government spending on poverty may vary according to the sector of spending, how well it is targeted, and the way in which it is financed. Some countries manage to achieve a rather significant poverty rate reduction even with relatively low, in the context of other Member States, social expenditure (percentage of GDP). This suggests that in order to reduce poverty rates, it is important to consider not only the amount allocated to social spending, but also the areas the social transfers are channelled to. The article aims to analyse how the composition and the extent of social spending/transfers may affect poverty reduction in EU countries. The analysis showed that social protection transfers reduce the percentage of people at-risk-of-poverty in all countries, however, to a very different extent. Regression analysis demonstrated that social exclusion and family/children expenditure was found to be the most important predictor for a relative antipoverty effect of social transfers: even a small percentage increase in such expenditure allows quite a significant increase in the relative antipoverty effect of social transfers.

Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of India

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-594
Author(s):  
Kanwal D.P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
The State ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Planning Commission ◽  
State Action

The article surveys the reduction in poverty in India after Independence. It looks into the idea of development through inclusiveness of all sections of society. Important elements of inclusiveness and causes for low inclusive growth in India are explained. The methodologies adopted by Planning Commission of India to estimate poverty have been analysed. Important committees formed for poverty estimation in India are discussed. The controversies in India over the calculation of a poverty line are discussed and shown in tables and in diagrams. It also discusses the regional disparities in poverty reduction and alleviation of poverty among various castes and groups. The article goes on to discuss the XIth and the XIIth Five-Year Plans and the state action towards alleviation of poverty and promotion of inclusive growth.

The End of Cheap Talk About Poverty Reduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Collado ◽  
Bea Cantillon ◽  
Karel Van den Bosch ◽  
Tim Goedemé ◽  
Dieter Vandelannoote
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Poverty Threshold ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Social Transfers ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Household Incomes

Available evidence suggests that social investment and employment strategies are important but not sufficient for poverty reduction. Thus, European Union countries must not only develop effective employment policies but also ensure adequate social protection. This would require increasing social transfers for working and nonworking households, while protecting work incentives. In this chapter, we show that this is not an inexpensive option. We calculate the hypothetical cost of closing the poverty gap while maintaining the existing average labor-market participation incentives at the bottom of the income distribution. We do so in three types of welfare regimes, namely those of Belgium, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Results show that this would require around two times the budget needed just to lift all disposable household incomes to the poverty threshold. The cost would obviously be lower in countries with smaller poverty gaps and with weaker participation incentives.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
Naveed Jehan ◽  
Sajjad Ahmad Jan
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Poor Household ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Social

Poverty is one of the main problems faced by the Pakistani economy that hinders economic growth and development. To surge the key elements, involved in poverty, this paper examines the effect of remittances, terrorism, GDP at factor cost, public spending on education and urbanization, on poverty reduction by apply VECM techniques, on data slab 1971 to 2018. Scales of some variables were transformed to log form to normalize them. The Johansen Co-integration shows long run relationship amongst the selected variables. The empirical results reveal that remittances, GDP at factor cost, public spending on education and health significantly play its role to alleviate poverty. Government must take some necessary steps involved in remittances receiving by poor household. The social protection programs must be extended to rural areas of the country so more people can be benefited from such programs.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes for Household Welfare in Pakistan: The Case of the Benazir Income Support Programme

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durr-E-Nayab . ◽  
Shujaat Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Magic Bullet ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Support Programme

Cash transfer programmes are widely considered a ‘magic bullet’ for reducing poverty. Whether they actually have such an incredible impact on poverty reduction is debatable but they surely are gaining credibility as an effective safety net mechanism and consequently an integral part of inclusive growth strategies in many developing countries. As shown by Ali (2007), inclusive growth rests on three basic premises. First, productive employment opportunities should be created to absorb labour force. Second, capability enhancement and skill development should be focused in order to broaden people’s access to economic opportunities. And lastly, a basic level of well-being has to be guaranteed by providing social protection. Safety nets are at the core of the last pillar, provided mainly through cash transfers, which can be both conditional and unconditional.

Family and Poverty Eradication in Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Kana Takamatsu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life History ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
New Perspective

This research note aims to find the new perspective on “family” relating to poverty reduction with the case study of Myanmar. Firstly, this research note examines the concept of family in Myanmar. Secondly, it approaches the socio-economic impacts on family. Lastly, it analyzes “family” from the data collected by the life history interview to migrant workers from Myanmar. In depth life history interview shows that different ideas on family depending on the socio-economic situation of individuals. This research note calls for more focus on individuals and their relations with family rather than family as the main unit of analysis, however, family oriented policies for poverty reduction are widely discussed.

THE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Mishchenko ◽  
◽  
Dmytro Mishchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Infrastructural Support ◽  
The Impact

The actualization of the results of financial decentralization in Ukraine as part of the reform of decentralization of power and the development of proposals for its improvement is explained by the fact that a clear division of functions, powers and financial resources between national and regional levels is the basis for the well-being of our citizens. opportunities for its sustainable socio- economic development on a democratic basis. It is noted that financial decentralization is a process of giving authority to mobilize revenues and expenditures of local governments in order to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of these powers and better management of community budgets. It is established that unlike traditional entrepreneurship, which focuses on profit generation, the purpose of social entrepreneurship is to create and accumulate social capital. Abroad, social enterprises operate successfully in the fields of education, the environment, human rights, poverty reduction and health care, and their development and dissemination is one way to improve the living conditions of citizens. A similar mission is entrusted to local governments, which allows us to consider the revival of social entrepreneurship as an important element in improving self-government policy. It is determined that in modern conditions social entrepreneurship is one of the tools to ensure the ability of the local community to provide its members with an appropriate level of education, culture, health, housing and communal services, social protection, etc., as well as plan and implement programs efficient use of available natural and human resources, investment and infrastructural support of territorial communities. Due to financial decentralization, local governments have received additional resources that can be used to create economic incentives to promote social entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized businesses at the community level.

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