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Extension of social security long - term care protection for older persons: a review of coverage deficits in 46 countries
International Labour Organization, 2015Due to the global demographic ageing, all countries are challenged by growing long-term care (LTC) needs for older persons. However, these needs are largely ignored and range very low on the policy agendas of most countries.DocumentChina–Africa co-operation: capacity building and social responsibility of investments
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015Over the past decade, African economies have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, and this has made the continent an attractive destination for international investors. This paper reviews the contours of Chinese investment and aid programmes on the African continent, focusing on the issues of capacity building and social responsibility of investments.DocumentResearching the politics of service provision: a new conceptual and methodological approach
Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2014Although politics is seen as critical in shaping the quality of service provision in developing countries, this recognition has yet to be integrated within a conceptual frameworks that shape research.DocumentAnnotated bibliography on developmental states, political settlements and citizenship formation: towards increased state capacity and legitimacy?
Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012Policymakers and academics agree that an effective state is the foundation for inclusive development, whilst also recognising the critical role of non-state actors in the delivery of goods and services to poor people.DocumentChina in Africa: impacts and prospects for accountable development
Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2012China is the major “new” player in Africa and impacts on development and politics in numerous ways. This paper shows that China impacts on African development in multiple ways that go well beyond aid.DocumentToo poor to care?: the salience of aids in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2011Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that is most severely affected by HIV/AIDS, yet surveys of attitudes to AIDS across African countries show that most people do not attach great importance to the issue. The current paper argues that the salience of AIDS is low in Africa because many people are too poor to consider the disease important.DocumentExploiting the poor: bureaucratic corruption and poverty in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2012Corruption is a major source of slow development in Africa. The current paper develops a model of the relationship between poverty and corruption, and utilises Afrobarometer survey data on 18 sub-Saharan African countries.DocumentThe uses of the Afrobarometer in policy planning, program design and evaluation
Afrobarometer, 2011Information on what the public wants has often been missing from the process of policy formulation in Africa. This discussion explores some specific ways in which Afrobarometer data can contribute to policy-making and implementation processes.DocumentTrends in popular attitudes to multiparty democracy in Africa, 2000-2012
Afrobarometer, 2012Based on Afrobarometer data, the current paper addresses these questions: do Africans want democracy, do they think they are getting it, and what trends over time are evident in popular demand for, and the perceived supply of, democracy?DocumentAfter a decade of growth in Africa, little change in poverty at the grassroots
Afrobarometer, 2013Afrobarometer data on lived poverty in Africa provide an important basis for testing assumptions about the effects of the continent’s recent economic growth on poverty reduction. The current paper indicates that Afrobarometer data from 34 countries reveal a disconnect between reported growth and the persistence of poverty among ordinary citizens.Pages