Do Social Protection Transfers Reduce Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty in Pakistan? Household Level Evidence from Punjab

Azeem, Muhammad Masood; Mugera, Amin; Schilizzi, Steven

doi:10.1080/00220388.2018.1448068

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“…The understanding of each context must be developed ‘through an iterative and collaborative process with relevant local and national stakeholders’ (Costella & Ivaschenko, 2015, p. 10). SP mechanisms need to be supported by prevailing administrative and institutional measures that are bottom‐up and demand led to make them politically acceptable and sustainable in the long run (Azeem et al, 2019; Gentilini & Omamo, 2011). For example, microfinance institutions may face operational challenges in regions where the majority of the people are Muslim, because Islamic teaching prohibits charging and paying interest.…”

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Mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection: The issues yet to be addressed

Kundo

Brueckner

Spencer

et al. 2021

J of Intl Development

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As the consequences of climate change become better understood, there is growing agreement among development practitioners and academics on the need for mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection. This review paper assesses the progress in mainstreaming efforts, revealing that there has been considerable progress made to date. However, a number of critical issues relating to the challenges of such mainstreaming in the context of developing countries and the conceptual framework needed to assess the outcomes of such developmental programmes are yet to be addressed. These issues are examined in this paper.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection: The issues yet to be addressed

Kundo

Brueckner

Spencer

et al. 2021

J of Intl Development

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“…Rather, the grant enables the household to use other income on the farm. Many studies provide support to this evidence (Azeem et al, 2019;Daidone et al, 2019). Non-farm income also positively affects competitiveness, i.e., income from non-farm and off-farm sources is invested on the farm.…”

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confidence: 97%

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Zaca¹,

Wale²,

Chipfupa³

2021

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of social grant dependence on on-farm entrepreneurial spirit of smallholders. A sample of 175 farmers was obtained from two communities in KwaZulu-Natal. The study employed Principal Components Analysis and Tobit regression. The entrepreneurial spirit indices were constructed from revealed preference-based questions. The study found a positive relationship between the social grant and on-farm entrepreneurial spirit. The positive impact on rural household farming activities implies that the prevailing low entrepreneurial levels among farmers are not the result of social grant dependence but lack of opportunity and other resource constraints. However, to remain effective, policy should ensure that the grant money benefits (directly/indirectly) the intended beneficiary and their households. The other factors found to be associated with on-farm entrepreneurship include age of the farmer, gender, psychological capital, access to training, access to education, access to land, inadequate farming assets, water insecurity, extension, off-farm income and group membership. The study also recommends the need for strategies that improve psychological capital and thus enhance positive on-farm entrepreneurial behaviour among smallholder farmers. Addressing institutional and farming constraints related to access to resources and services (land, credit, extension, and water) and collective action will positively contribute to on-farm entrepreneurship.

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“…While evidence suggests that social pensions have been effective at reducing poverty and vulnerability in old age (Azeem et al 2019;Barrientos 2015;Kakwani and Subbarao 2007;Zhang et al 2020), there are concerns about the adverse effects that they can generate in the labour supply, in detriment of formal employment, especially among those close to retirement age (Antón et al 2012;Bosch and Manacorda 2012). By guaranteeing an income source in old age regardless of workers' contributions to a pension fund, social pensions could de facto increase the benefits of informal employment and reduce the cost of informality (e.g.…”

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Informality and pension reforms in Bolivia: The case of Renta Dignida

Canelas¹,

Niño‐Zarazúa²

2021

WIDER Working Paper

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Do Social Protection Transfers Reduce Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty in Pakistan? Household Level Evidence from Punjab

Cited by 32 publications

References 56 publications

Mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection: The issues yet to be addressed

Mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection: The issues yet to be addressed

A Behavioural Explanation of Smallholder Entrepreneurship with Empirical Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Informality and pension reforms in Bolivia: The case of Renta Dignida

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