Non-state social protection actors and services in Africa : governance below the state / edited by Nicholas Awortwi and Gregor Walter-Drop. - London : New York : : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,, c2018. - xxvii, 167 pages : : illustrations ; ; 22 cm. - African governance ; v 2 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

9781138059627 (hardback) : 890.00 birr

2017004334


Human services--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Management.
Social service--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Economic assistance, Domestic--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--21st century.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--21st century.

AFR 361.7096 Non 2018