Using technology to deliver social protection: exploring opportunities and risks

Author(s)
Devereux, Stephen
Vincent, Katharine
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2010-05-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Economics
Keywords
Development methods
Finance
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
Malawi

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131108
DOI
10.1080/09614521003709940
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Providing cash transfers to vulnerable groups reduces vulnerability and chronic poverty; but delivering cash to remote, rural locations can be expensive and insecure. Alternative delivery systems using technology are thus being piloted. This article uses examples from southern Africa to highlight the opportunities and risks involved in using technology to deliver social protection, with particular focus on two schemes in Malawi. It concludes that there is great potential for the use of technology in delivering social protection, especially if employed at a national scale and taking advantage of the full spectrum of uses to ensure cost-efficiency.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
13
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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