Policy transparency in the public sector: The case of social benefits in Tanzania

Wright, Gemma; Leyaro, Vincent; Kisanga, Elineema; Byaruhanga, Christine

doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2018/492-6

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“…The role of administrative efficiency and capacity for the implementation and thus the cost of implementing different reforms is also an ongoing research area relevant to our work. As Wright et al (2018) show, transparency and clarity of social protection rules is another important area of research. Finally, deepening the comparability across countries, including more countries, and addressing the discrepancies between income-vs consumption-based distributional measures remain high on the research agenda.…”

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“…A transparent and fair implementation may be near impossible if administrative data quality is mixed (see Section 2.3 for a discussion of difficulties in the implementation of targeted schemes). For Tanzania, Wright et al (2018) discuss in detail various factors that hinder the transparency of eligibility conditions to Tanzania's flagship social transfer programme. Table 9 shows expenditure on the universal pension reforms in Ecuador and South Africa when substituting the existing means-tested pension schemes entirely with a universal pension scheme (scenario 1).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa

Jouste¹,

Rattenhuber²

2018

WIDER Working Paper

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A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa

Jouste¹,

Rattenhuber²

2018

WIDER Working Paper

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“…To monitor compliance, data is collected at health centres and schools within PSSN communities and then entered on a bimonthly basis at the Project Area Authorities level into the PSSN's management information system. Wright et al (2019) discuss some of the issues that arise when simulating this benefit.…”

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Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Zanzibar: A feasibility study

Leyaro¹,

Masekesa²,

Ramadhan³

et al. 2020

WIDER Working Paper

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provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development. The Institute began operations in 1985 in Helsinki, Finland, as the first research and training centre of the United Nations University. Today it is a unique blend of think tank, research institute, and UN agency-providing a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research.The Institute is funded through income from an endowment fund with additional contributions to its work programme from Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom as well as earmarked contributions for specific projects from a variety of donors.

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“…Hence, it is crucial to fill any potential gap in the existing literature regarding the effectiveness of CT programmes and their impact on MCH outcomes, to keep these programmes running, and to advocate in favour of scaling them to other geographies and demographics. Major barriers to the successful implementation and scale-up of these programmes include the lack of transparency, endemic corruption, and lack of valid data [ 29 ]. Yet, these limitations and issues represent opportunities for new areas of investigation.…”

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Cash transfer, maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review in sub-Saharan Africa

Ngamasana,

Moxie

2024

Global Health Action

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Background Cash Transfer (CT) programmes can improve maternal and child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. However, studies assessing the effectiveness of these programmes on maternal and child health outcomes (MCH), beyond nutritional outcomes and service utilisation, remain inconclusive. Objectives We synthesized current empirical evidence on the effectiveness of these programmes in improving MCH outcomes and suggested a framework for reporting such outcomes. We focused on sub-Saharan Africa because of substantial operational differences between regions, and the need for MCH advancement in this region. Methods This review searched PubMed Central and Google Scholar and supplemented it with a backward citation search for studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa for the period between 2000 and 2021. Only peer-reviewed studies on CT that reported health outcomes beyond nutritional outcomes and service utilisation among women of reproductive age and children below 18 years old were included. Results Twenty-one articles reporting studies conducted in six sub-Saharan African countries were identified. All studies reported health outcome measures, and programmes targeted women of reproductive age and children under 18 years of age. Of the 21 articles, 1 reported measures of mortality, 13 reported measures of functional status; 3 reported subjective measures of well-being, and 4 reported behavioural health outcomes. Across all categories of reported measures, evidence emerges that cash transfer programmes improved some health outcomes (e.g. improved infant and child survival, reduced incidence of illnesses, improved cognitive and motor development, improved general health, delayed sexual debut, lower transactional sex, etc.), while in some of the studies, outcomes such as depression did not show significant improvements. Conclusion Cash Transfer programmes are effective and cost-effective, with a real potential to improve maternal and child health outcomes in sub-Saharan African countries. However, further research is needed to address implementation challenges, which include data collection, and programme management.

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Policy transparency in the public sector: The case of social benefits in Tanzania

Abstract: This study has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project on 'The economics and politics of taxation and social protection'.

Cited by 6 publications

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A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa

A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa

Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Zanzibar: A feasibility study

Cash transfer, maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review in sub-Saharan Africa

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