Feasts and gifts: sharing food in the middle ages

Kjær, Lars; Watson, Anthony

doi:10.1016/j.jmedhist.2010.12.005

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“…This was for the services given to its subjects which were misinterpreted as gifts. Kjaer and Watson (2011) stated that the misinterpretation of government services as honours to its people still persists in our modern-day democratic governance. Milazzo and Scheiner (2011), in their study in Japan, identified how common it is for party members to switch from one party to the other due to government honours (largesse).…”

Section: Distribution Of Actual Beneficiaries Of the School Feeding Programmementioning

confidence: 99%

School feeding as a social protection programme or a political largesse: a review

Iddrisu

Muhideen

Zhao

et al. 2019

IJCED

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Purpose In an attempt to tackle the incidence of poverty and social exclusion in the Ghanaian society, a number of social protection programmes including the school feeding programme is introduced. The programme is designed to cater for the extreme poor and as well encourage enrolment and attendance in the country. The purpose of this paper is to assess the intention or objective for which the programme is initiated and the realities on the ground. It looks at whether the current beneficiaries are the extreme poor described in the policy document. Design/methodology/approach The study explored the incidence of poverty in Ghana using the Ghana Living Standard Survey (GLSS6) and the Ghana School Feeding Annual Operation Plan (GSFAOP) with the help of the school feeding policy document to draw on actual beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries. The differences between percentages of poverty (2012/2013) and feeding schools was computed using GLSS6 and GSFAOP. The study also conducted a number of open-ended interviews with some stakeholders to validate the nature of recruitment of beneficiary schools. Findings The study concluded that there is a mismatch of potential beneficiaries and current beneficiaries using the referred data sources. It was found out that majority of beneficiary schools are located within areas of lesser incidence of poverty. This could be attributed to political interference in view of testimonies from respondents and the computerisation of GLSS6 and GSFAOP. The study therefore proposed that the allocation of feeding schools should be done to reflect the percentage of poverty situation in each region. This could be achieved when the district education office takes control. It will help minimise the level of politicisation and as well improve efficiency. Originality/value The study therefore highlighted the relevance of the school feeding programme and the inverse relationship it has with political interference. It again demonstrates the need to restructure the operations of the programme to meet the objective for which it was established.

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Section: Distribution Of Actual Beneficiaries Of the School Feeding Programmementioning

confidence: 99%