Implementing Social Protection in Pastoralist Areas: How Local Distribution Structures Moderate PSNP Outcomes in Ethiopia

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Rachel Sabates-Wheeler

University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies

Jeremy Lind

affiliation not provided to SSRN

John Hoddinott

Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Date Written: December 20, 2011

Abstract

Widespread poverty and vulnerability in pastoralist areas highlight the need to extend the provision of social protection to these populations. Using mixed methods we show that a program design predicated on experiences in agrarian areas, Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme, does not readily transfer to pastoral areas because of the nature of distributional channels in these localities. We focus on three: practices of sharing within mutual support networks, the important role of informal authority structures in targeting and appeals decisions, and gendered dimensions of livelihoods and decision-making. We show how these have substantial implications for the design, delivery and outcomes of standard social protection programmes that aim to build the assets of chronically food insecure households.

Keywords: Africa, Ethiopia, pastoralists, social protection, targeting, women

JEL Classification: I38, O1

Suggested Citation

Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel and Lind, Jeremy and Hoddinott, John, Implementing Social Protection in Pastoralist Areas: How Local Distribution Structures Moderate PSNP Outcomes in Ethiopia (December 20, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1997339 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1997339

Rachel Sabates-Wheeler

University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies ( email )

Brighton
Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RE
United Kingdom
+44 1273 877007 (Phone)

Jeremy Lind

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

John Hoddinott (Contact Author)

Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management ( email )

Ithaca, NY
United States

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