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The politics of scaling up social protection in Kenya

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  • Fredrick O. Wanyama
  • Anna McCord

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Literature on social protection in Kenya shows progress in implementation of cash transfers but not the social health insurance scheme. With a dearth of explanation for this contrasting promotion of social protection, this paper examines the role of Kenya's political settlement and the interests of donors.

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  • Fredrick O. Wanyama & Anna McCord, 2017. "The politics of scaling up social protection in Kenya," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-114, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Davis, Benjamin & Handa, Sudhanshu & Hypher, Nicola & Winder Rossi, Natalia & Winters, Paul & Yablon (ed.), 2016. "From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub Saharan Africa," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198769446.
    2. Racheal Njeri Mwaura & Edwin Barasa & G.N.V. Ramana & Jorge Coarasa & Khama Rogo, 2015. "The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Kenya," World Bank Publications - Reports 23485, The World Bank Group.
    3. Winnie Mwasiaji, 2015. "Scaling up Cash Transfer Programmes in Kenya," One Pager 286, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
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