Political economy analysis of Social Protection in South Africa

Political economy analysis of Social Protection in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in South Africa Order Description Politics, Governance and Development policy course Essay title: Political economy analysis (PEA) of Social Protection in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in South Africa Suggested essay structure: 1. Introduction; (200 words approx.) 2. Macro / national level analysis; (400 words approx.) 3. Sectoral analysis; (The main" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in part) (800- words approx.) 4. Policy implications and recommendations. (600 words approx.) 5. Conclusion (200 words approx.) Total number of words must not be more than 2200 words! Markin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing criteria: 1. Understandin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing of theory / concepts ('good governance' agenda; clientelism; developmental states); 2. Lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inks between macro/national and sectoral analysis; 3. Treatment of evidence; 4. Lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inks between PEA and policy implications; 5. Clarity of argumentation; 6. Breadth of readin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing (reference and discuss your sources!). Assignment task: You are a consultant recently hired by a bilateral aid agency to produce a political economy analysis to guide programmin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing for overseas development assistance. The aid agency is in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">investin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a range of sectors: social sectors such as education, health and social protection; natural resource governance; environmental policy; women’s empowerment; and governance reform. You will need to choose ONE sector (Social Protection sector) and ONE country (South Africa) that will be the focus of your analysis. You have been tasked with producin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a succin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inct discussion paper based on DFID’s Drivers of Change framework. This paper should: • Identify the Drivers of Change (structures, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">institutions and actors) that shape prospects for progress in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the sector in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your country; and • make a small range of recommendations regardin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the next steps that the agency should take to thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink and work politically in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the particular sector in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the country. Your report should draw on academic sources but may be synthesised with more recent media reports of trends and important issues where necessary. All sources should be fully referenced. For more details on the Drivers of Change framework please see: DFID. (2009). How to note: Lessons learned – Plannin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing and undertakin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a Drivers of Change study. A DFID practice paper. London: DfID. Available at: https://www.gsdrc.org/docs/open/po58.pdf For ideas on how to perform sector-level analysis, see the framework identified on pp11-12 of this paper. For examples of political economy analyses see: • Sector studies - https://www.gsdrc.org/topic-guides/political-economy-analysis/examples/sector-pea-studies/ • Country studies - https://www.gsdrc.org/go/topic-guides/political-economy-analysis-new-/examples-of-pea-studies/drivers-of-change-country-studies