Sociocultural and institutional contexts of social cash transfer programs: Lessons from stakeholders’ attitudes and experiences in Ghana
| Autor: | Michael D. Kaplowitz, John M. Kerr, Frank Lupi, Felix Kwame Yeboah, Laurie Thorp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economic growth
Sociology and Political Science 050204 development studies media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Conditional cash transfer Management Monitoring Policy and Law 0506 political science Politics Cash 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Program development Business Sociocultural evolution media_common |
| Zdroj: | Global Social Policy. 16:287-308 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2803 1468-0181 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1468018115600039 |
| Popis: | As conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs spread in African countries, there is a need for well-designed programs that reflect their economic, institutional, political, and sociocultural circumstances. Using both qualitative and quantitative data analysis, this article examines the perspectives of beneficiaries, program managers, and community leaders regarding Ghana’s CCT program. It addresses sociocultural attitudes toward poverty, perceptions of CCT as a poverty reduction strategy, and experiences with CCT implementation. Findings indicate favorable views of CCT but little support for giving money to the poor as a long-term poverty-alleviation strategy. Ghana’s CCT program is seen as fair and popular, but current payment levels are viewed as inadequate, impractical, and unreliable. |
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