Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South

Edited by Leila Patel, Distinguished Professor of Social Development, University of Johannesburg and Founding Director, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sophie Plagerson, Visiting Associate Professor, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Isaac Chinyoka, Research Associate, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Global Scholar, Institute for Comparative and International Studies, University of Denver, US

‘This Handbook is a very important contribution to further our collective understanding of social protection. Showcasing how countries, including in low-income settings, have prioritized investments and followed differentiated pathways towards the realization of the right to social protection, it reaffirms the importance of context-specific processes, political economy dynamics and innovation. And precisely because of these differentiated pathways, social protection continues to demonstrate its central role for children’s wellbeing, elimination of multidimensional child poverty, enhancing equity, preparedness and social cohesion, and critically, accelerating human development results across the life cycle in times of crises, recovery and peace.’

• Contents:Foreword xxiJames MidgleyAcknowledgements xxvList of abbreviations xxviIntroduction to the Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development inthe Global South 1Leila Patel, Sophie Plagerson and Isaac ChinyokaPART I THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIALWELFARE AND THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACH1 The social development approach to social protection and social welfare 12Leila Patel and James Midgley2 A social contract approach to social protection: its potential and limitations 28Sophie Plagerson3 The politics of social protection in the global South 44Sarah M. BrooksPART II NATURE, SCOPE AND GOALS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION:GLOBAL AND REGIONAL OVERVIEWS4 The state of social protection around the world 64Lutz Leisering5 Social protection in Latin America 97Armando Barrientos6 Social protection in Africa 112Renata Nowak-Garmer7 Social protection in Southeast Asia 130Charles Knox-Vydmanov and Nuno Cunha8 Social protection systems in MENA: past, present and future 147Charlotte Bilo, João Pedro Dytz, Maya Hammad, Lucas Sato and FábioVeras SoaresPART III DESIGN FEATURES OF SOCIAL PROTECTION ANDINSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY9 Social protection systems and their linkages 168Stephen Devereux10 Universal, categorical and targeted social protection: issues, debates andsolutions 188Rachel Slater11 Social protection modes of financing and capability challenges in lowandmiddle-income countries 205Marianne S. UlriksenPART IV WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SOCIALPROTECTION?12 Evaluating social protection policies 220Michael Samson13 Social protection impacts, gaps and future research 239Esther Schüring, Valentina Barca and Sajanika Sivanu14 Understanding the role of nutrition-sensitive social protectioninterventions in child nutritional outcomes 260Wanga Zembe-MkabilePART V SOCIAL PROTECTION LINKAGES AND INNOVATIONS15 Linking social protection with complementary services: approaches andcountry innovations 277Sudhanshu Handa, Marwa Ibrahim and Tia Palermo16 Social protection for workers in the informal economy: opportunitiesand constraints for informal worker-led schemes 289Laura Alfers, Annie Devenish and Temilade Sesan17 Financial capability and asset building: innovations in social protectionand development 308David Ansong, Moses Okumu, Jin Huang, Sicong Sun, Aytakin Huseynli,Isaac Koomson, Gina Chowa, Fred Ssewamala, Margaret S. Sherraden andMichael Sherraden18 Linking formal and informal social protection in an insecurity regime:The case of Zimbabwe 331Gift Dafuleya19 The role of social work in the delivery of conditional cash transferprogrammes: Lessons from Chile 350Taly Reininger and Cristian Leyton20 Public employment programmes and their interface with social protection 362Kate PhilipPART VI SOCIAL PROTECTION, VULNERABILITIES AND SOCIALINCLUSION: LINKAGES WITH SOCIAL WELFARESERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS21 Cash plus programmes for children and families in eastern and southernAfrica: Examples from practice and lessons learnt 381Mayke Huijbregts, Tayllor Spadafora and Leila Patel22 Gender and social protection in Brazil 399Natasha Borges Sugiyama23 Social security for persons with disabilities across low- andmiddle-income countries: An overview on lessons learnt and pathwaystoward greater inclusivity 416Stephen Kidd, Diloá Athias and Holly Seglah24 Social protection for refugees and asylum seekers: A South African case study 437Marius Olivier and Amanuel Isak TewoldePART VII COUNTRY RESPONSES TO COVID-1925 Global rapid appraisal of social protection responses to COVID-19 456Isaac Chinyoka26 The digital delivery of welfare services in India: Achievements,anomalies and lessons learnt 470Aishwarya Sivaramakrishnan and Sony Pellissery27 Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Indonesia 485David Androff and Sirojudin Abbas28 Safeguarding vulnerable children in China during COVID-19 andbeyond: An integrated approach to social protection and social governance 499Suo Deng29 Social protection responses to COVID-19 in South Africa 512Jean D. TriegaardtIndex