International Donors and Social Policy Diffusion in the Global South

Dodlova, Marina

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-38200-1_8

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“…[58] The influence of external factors, including international aid and donor priorities also impact the design and implementation of domestic health policies in Africa, this phenomenon is particularly evident in nations such as Somalia, where the funding and execution of healthcare system policies heavily rely on external donor support. [59] Studies have shown that aligning global health initiatives with national goals and tailoring interventions to local contexts can be challenging. [60]…”

Section: Gaps and Challenges Of Public Health Policy Implementation I...mentioning

confidence: 99%

From Policy to Practice: A Review of Africa’s Public Health Policy

Otorkpa,

Adebola

et al. 2024

CAJPH

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Africa faces persistent health challenges, from infectious diseases to non-communicable illnesses, necessitating robust public health policies. However, the translation of these policies into effective practice remains a substantial challenge across the continent. This study employed a rigorous literature review, and policy analysis to shed light on the multifaceted factors impeding the successful transition from policy formulation to tangible health outcomes. Findings indicates that while Africa has made substantial progress in crafting health policies that align with global health goals, critical gaps persist in their execution. Major challenges include resource limitations, weak health infrastructure, insufficient capacity building, and complex socio-cultural dynamics that influence health behaviors and practices. In addition, bureaucratic hurdles, corruption, and lack of political will are identified as systemic barriers to policy implementation. The study highlights the need for adaptive and evidence-based policy making rigorous monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track progress, and a multifaceted approach to bridge these gaps and address challenges. This includes strategic investments in healthcare infrastructure and workforce development, enhancing collaboration between governments and international partners, and fostering community engagement to ensure policies resonate with local contexts.

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Section: Gaps and Challenges Of Public Health Policy Implementation I...mentioning

confidence: 99%

From Policy to Practice: A Review of Africa’s Public Health Policy

Otorkpa,

Adebola

et al. 2024

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“…However, the involvement of donor agencies in financing social protection programs in developing and less developed countries has sparked debates on the design and implementation of such programs. While these agencies provide significant funding and technical assistance (Dodlova, 2020), concerns arise regarding their control over policy agendas and the exclusion of local actors, including informal ones, in policymaking. Hujo (2021) highlights that donor agencies often rely on their own experts and consultants to design and implement social protection programs in the global south.…”

Section: Significance and Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualising the Relationship Between Formal and Informal Social Protection

Mumtaz

2023

Social Policy and Society

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To date, practical and scholarly work on the interaction between formal and informal social protection has focused on crowding in and crowding out of informal social protection by formal social protection. However, little is known about the relationship between both forms of social protection in conditions where one form of social protection is more effective than the other, or both forms of social protection are effective and ineffective. This article empirically examines how both forms of social protection interact and conceptualises this relation under these conditions by drawing on ninety semi-structured interviews with households across fourteen cities in Pakistan. The study theorises the interaction of formal and informal social protection in five different ways. Based on this, the article argues for further research to explore the relationship between formal and informal social protection in different contexts for building scholarship and policy interventions to improve the lives of the vulnerable.

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“…First, multilateral and bilateral organizations seem to have played an important role in promoting social protection. Among others, the literature identifies the influential role of the World Bank, Dfid, UNICEF, ILO, European Union, World Food Programme, and USAID, especially in the context of sub-Saharan Africa (Cherrier 2016;Ulriksen 2016;Simpson 2018;Ouma 2019;Abdulai 2021), but also in Southeast Asia (Dadap-Cantal et al 2021) and at the global level (Dodlova 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Different donors seem to have distinct preferences for specific types and designs of programmes that recipient countries are expected to adopt, e.g. the World Bank's inclination for CCTs and conditionalities in general (Simpson 2018;Dodlova 2020). Likewise, international agencies tend to resort to successful models from other latitudes when promoting social protection policies (Béland et al 2018;Saguin and Howlett 2019).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%