TY - BOOK ID - 86182162 TI - The politics of social protection in Eastern and Southern Africa AU - Hickey, Samuel AU - Lavers, Tom AU - Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel AU - Seekings, Jeremy PY - 2021 SN - 0191885398 0192590685 0192590693 0198850344 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Public welfare KW - Social security KW - Political aspects KW - Insurance, Social KW - Insurance, State and compulsory KW - Social insurance KW - Insurance KW - Income maintenance programs KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Poor relief KW - Public assistance KW - Public charities KW - Public relief KW - Public welfare reform KW - Relief (Aid) KW - Social welfare KW - Welfare (Public assistance) KW - Welfare reform KW - Human services KW - Social service KW - Government policy KW - Sustainable Development Goals, social protection, poverty reduction, inequality, welfare, developing countries KW - Africa. KW - Eastern Hemisphere UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86182162 AB - Why have so many countries in Africa adopted social protection programmes over the past decade? This text challenges the common assumption that this phenomenon has been entirely driven by international development agencies, instead focusing on the critical role of political dynamics within specific African countries. ER -