TY - JOUR
T1 - Is social protection in Ghana a right?
AU - Abdulai, Abdul Gafaru
AU - Abubakari, Abdul Bassit
AU - Martey, Jude
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/11/17
Y1 - 2019/11/17
N2 - Through an analysis of Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, this article examines the extent to which national governments have embraced the rights-based approach to social assistance. Based on interviews with beneficiary households and policymakers at national and sub-national levels, it finds that although official policy documents depict the LEAP in rights-based terms, beneficiaries see it as a charitable programme. The article concludes that if the LEAP is to play a stronger role in promoting citizenship rights in Ghana, it is important to strengthen district level structures to investigate and redress beneficiaries’ complaints in a timely manner.
AB - Through an analysis of Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, this article examines the extent to which national governments have embraced the rights-based approach to social assistance. Based on interviews with beneficiary households and policymakers at national and sub-national levels, it finds that although official policy documents depict the LEAP in rights-based terms, beneficiaries see it as a charitable programme. The article concludes that if the LEAP is to play a stronger role in promoting citizenship rights in Ghana, it is important to strengthen district level structures to investigate and redress beneficiaries’ complaints in a timely manner.
KW - Labour and livelihoods–Poverty reduction
KW - Rights
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065552505&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1607825
DO - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1607825
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065552505
SN - 0961-4524
VL - 29
SP - 1064
EP - 1074
JO - Development in Practice
JF - Development in Practice
IS - 8
ER -