Social protection and basic services in conflict-affected situations: what do we know? SLRC Briefing Paper 2

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2012
Country:
Uganda, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Congo (Democratic Republic), Afghanistan
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Slater, R., Carpenter, S., Mallett, R.

Abstract

This SLRC briefing paper summarises the findings of a working paper (SLRC Working Paper 8) exploring social protection and basic services (health, education and water) in fragile and conflict-affected situations and finds:

  • Evidence on social protection and service delivery in conflict-affected situations is fairly limited and of variable quality.
  • The claim that there is a causal link between service delivery and state-building is frequently made but rarely evidenced.
  • Gaps remain in the guidance about how to deliver basic services in volatile, low capacity situations, particularly in relation to comparative costs and programme effectiveness.

Citation

Slater, R.; Mallett, R.; Carpenter, S. Social protection and basic services in conflict-affected situations: what do we know? SLRC Briefing Paper 2. Overseas Development Institute, London, UK (2012) 4 pp.

Social protection and basic services in conflict-affected situations: what do we know? SLRC Briefing Paper 2

Published 1 January 2012
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