Social protection in an aspiring 鈥榙evelopmental state鈥�: The political drivers of Ethiopia鈥檚 PSNP
PSNP is the Productive Safety Net Programme
Abstract
Ethiopia鈥檚 Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is among the largest social protection programmes in Africa and has been promoted as a model for the continent. This paper analyses the political drivers of the programme, arguing that elite commitment can be understood in the context of shifts within Ethiopia鈥檚 political settlement and the government鈥檚 evolving development strategy. Foreign donors provided policy ideas and pushed for reform, but it was not until incentives flowing from the political settlement were favourable that elite commitment was secured. Even then, longstanding ideological commitments shaped the productive focus of the programme, ensuring consistency with the development strategy.
This output was funded under the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre programme
Citation
Lavers, T. (2016) Social protection in an aspiring 鈥榙evelopmental state鈥�: The political drivers of Ethiopia鈥檚 PSNP. ESID working paper no. 73. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
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