The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development: An Introduction

Hujo, Katja; Bangura, Yusuf

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37595-9_1

Cited by 8 publications

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“…Although the left-wing governments in developing countries may expand education (Ha, 2015), so may right-wing ones. Although these conclusions suggest that ideological leaning has only a minor role in expansionary social policy (Altman & Castiglioni, 2020), it is also important to consider the role of neoliberalism in SSA countries from the 1990s to the 2000s (during which period there was a transition from dictatorial regimes and state-controlled enterprises to market economies characterized by fiscal austerity and the privatization of public sector services) (Hujo & Bangura, 2020). During this period in SSA, the majority of the ruling political parties were left-wing (see Narsiah, 2002; Pitcher, 2019).…”

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The Politics of Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Configurational Approach to Fee-Free Policies at the High School Level

Asante

2023

Sage Open

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Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expanding access to high school education, which is a perpetuation of the previous focus on basic education. This study applies qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) using data from seven countries from 2010 to 2020 to examine the potential conditions of fee-free policies at the high school level. Five potential conditions are analyzed. They include the regime type, electoral competition, ideological lineage, economic conditions, and social context. The findings indicate the significant influence of electoral competition and a high level of lower secondary school enrolment for the adoption of fee-free policies. The absence of electoral competition leads to a lack of fee-free policy. The paper explains how elections, one indicator of representative democracy, motivate political leaders to initiate social policies. Additionally, the study challenges the relevance of two important explanations for expansionary social policy in the literature—the partisan theory of policy outcomes, and the economy.

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The Politics of Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Configurational Approach to Fee-Free Policies at the High School Level

Asante

2023

Sage Open

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“…One of the advantages of universal social protection systems is that it creates a virtuous cycle of revenue expansion/creation that is stronger than what narrowly targeted social assistance programmes alone can garner. For starters, additional revenues typically must be discussed in the context of national dialogues and ‘resource bargains’ (Hujo and Bangura, 2020). As these revenues imply economic effort on the part of the stakeholders, they are also more likely to demand capacity building to deliver the services.…”

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Building universal social protection systems for all: What role for targeting?

Razavi

Behrendt

Нестеренко

et al. 2022

Global Social Policy

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“…The differences are due, in part, to widespread knowledge of the importance of safe water for health and development, and the development of government policies aligned to achieving timebound national and global targets such as the SDGs (WHO & UNICEF, 2017). There is also increasing government commitment and spending (Hujo & Bangura, 2020). It has also been argued that externally driven initiatives have short-cut the natural co-evolution of demand and supply by providing improved water supplies at artificially low cost (Franceys, 2019).…”

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Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances: the case of water supply in Uganda

Huston

Gaskin

Nabunnya³

et al. 2021

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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Uganda's Vision 2040 aims to modernize rural water supply through a transition from community-managed point sources to professionally managed piped water services. At the start of the transition period, a learning alliance established in Kabarole District participated in action research to develop scenarios predicting possible future development trajectories. The diversity of its membership, whose formal institutional roles spanned national, district and niche levels, increased the robustness of the strategies proposed for the adaptively managed transition of the public water service. The learning alliance has been facilitated by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert advice; the effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated.

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The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development: An Introduction

Cited by 8 publications

References 21 publications

The Politics of Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Configurational Approach to Fee-Free Policies at the High School Level

The Politics of Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Configurational Approach to Fee-Free Policies at the High School Level

Building universal social protection systems for all: What role for targeting?

Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances: the case of water supply in Uganda

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