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DOI	10.17323/727-0634-2020-18-1-129-142
	SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH
	Rahman, Saifur
通讯作者	Rahman, S
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES
ISSN	1727-0634
出版年	2020
卷号	18 期号:1 页码:129-142
英文摘要	Bangladesh has been implementing social safety net programmes (SSNP) to protect vulnerable groups of people. Old Age Allowance (OAA) and Allowances for the Widows, Deserted & Destitute (AWDD) are two unconditional cash transfer programmes under the SSNP for vulnerable old age people and women, respectively. The impact of these programmes are examined in two upazilas (sub-districts) of the poorest district of Kurigram: Roumari upazila, which is comparatively better off, and Rajibpur upazila, which is the poorest. Natural disasters and remoteness are the reasons for this region's vulnerability. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty recipients to understand the implications of the allowance's' impact on their livelihoods. The findings reveal that the allowance contributes to necessary food consumption and acts as a coping mechanism during natural shocks. However, asset building and resource diversification are important to ensuring a sustainable livelihood. A small cash transfer is not enough for recipients to save and diversify their income growth. The allowance has minimal or no impact on the mediation of other capital assets like access to natural resources or social capital. Working-age recipients rely heavily on agriculturalbased activities, but they do not own the land they farm. SSNP does not offer suitable cultivation practices, such as training that could fortify living capabilities or, sufficient resources to encourage career development. Additionally, a number of the beneficiaries are beyond working age. Aside from various factors like malpractice and usury, cash transfer systems have an adverse impact on OAA / AWDD, which reduces the value of allowances. The allowances from SSNPs provides a minimum support for survival but not enough to generate income and asset building capabilities. Hence, it is hard for beneficiaries to achieve a sustainable livelihood.
英文关键词	the social safety net unconditional cash transfers livelihood old age allowance allowances for widows the deserted and destitute
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000544820800010
WOS类目	Social Issues
WOS研究方向	Social Issues
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/334438
作者单位	[Rahman, Saifur] East China Normal Univ, Dept Polit, Shanghai, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rahman, Saifur. SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH[J],2020,18(1):129-142.
APA	Rahman, Saifur.(2020).SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH.JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES,18(1),129-142.
MLA	Rahman, Saifur."SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH".JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES 18.1(2020):129-142.

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