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The ‘REBA book’: Social Protection in Africa
The 'REBA book': Social Protection in Africa

RHVP is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Social Protection in Africa by Edward Elgar Publishing, which is due to appear in paperback and hardback in early 2009.

 

Based on the REBA studies and examination of large social protection programmes elsewhere in Africa, Social Protection in Africa explores the shift in thinking about how best to tackle chronic hunger and vulnerability, from a reliance on emergency responses - mainly in the form of food aid - towards predictable, guaranteed provision for those most affected.



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Tanzanian Social Fund pilot of conditional cash transfers: experimenting on poorest people?
November 2008
Image credit: Eric Miller / World Bank

The way this cash transfer pilot is being implemented raises serious ethical concerns: is it acceptable to experiment on such extremely poor and vulnerable individuals just to prove scientifically what is intuitively obvious for everybody else: that even small amounts of cash dramatically changes the lives of these people.

A new start for Zimbabwe?
October 2008
Image credit: IFAD/H. Wagner

This article by Ian Scoones presents preliminary findings from field research on how land reform has affected agriculture and livelihoods in Zimbabwe since 2000. In the present politically-charged atmosphere, the piece has already provoked controversy and even outright condemnation in some quarters.



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What will higher global food prices mean for poor consumers and small farmers in southern Africa?
April 2008
Image credit: Josee Koch

Rising food prices present a very real threat to ongoing efforts to combat poverty and hunger in southern Africa, but that is not necessarily the full…

Lessons from Ethiopia on a scaled-up national safety net programme
August 2007
Image credit: IFAD/Alberto Conti

This brief examines the lessons that can be learnt from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP).



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Online News:  Green belts to boost food production
19 November 2008,  IRIN

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable…


Online News:  Cash transfers boost the local economy in rural Malawi
18 November 2008,  id21

Cash transfers are increasingly being used, instead of in-kind transfers such as food aid, in response…


Online News:  Social protection and ageing in Malawi
17 November 2008,  Eldis

The elderly in Malawi can no longer necessarily depend on the economic support of their children or…


Online News:  How to kick-start a faltering economy the Keynes way
14 November 2008,  BBC

If increased consumer spending can stimulate economic growth in developed economies, why shouldn´t…


Online News:  What is the potential of cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS?
13 November 2008,  JLICA

The international trend toward investing in social protection in poor countries has reached…


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