No. 6 (2021): CODESRIA Bulletin, No 6, 2021

· 2021 No. 6 CODESRIA Bulletin, No 6, 2021 CB

Over the last three decades or so, a number of scholars op- erating under the auspices of CODESRIA, and later UNRISD, have dedicated their energies and time to rescuing social policy in Af- rica from external policy manipula- tion and intellectual assault. The as- sault manifested itself in the form of reductionist neoliberal approaches that questioned the role of state in de- velopment generally and the idea and practice of social policy in particular. The external assault reduced the dis- course on development privileging market forces as the key to allocation of public goods. In this scenario, the broad meaning and context of social policy in a developmet context was emptied and reduced to a mere ‘social protection’ function. Read the Full Editorial 

Published
2021-12-18
9 Articles

Articles

  1. Editorial

    Godwin R. Murunga Ibrahim O. Ogachi

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211309

    Abstract views : 443 Downloads : 206

  2. Reflections on Social Policy in the African Context: An Introduction

    Jimi O. Adesina
    7-10

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211310

    Abstract views : 377 Downloads : 129

  3. Rethinking Social Policy in Africa: A Transformative Approach

    Katja Hujo
    11-15

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211311

    Abstract views : 2,040 Downloads : 136

  4. Gender, Poverty and Land in Africa: A Transformative Social Policy Perspective

    Newman Tekwa
    17-20

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211312

    Abstract views : 1,374 Downloads : 93

  5. Land Reform as Social Policy: Exploring the Redistribution and Social Protection Outcoms in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe

    Clement Chipenda
    21-26

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211313

    Abstract views : 964 Downloads : 104

  6. The Male Breadwinner Myth: The South African Case

    Marlize Rabe
    27-30

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211314

    Abstract views : 229 Downloads : 455

  7. Social Health Insurance in Nigeria: Rethinking the Approach for Effective Health Care Delivery

    Omoruan Augustine Idowu
    31-35

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211315

    Abstract views : 1,027 Downloads : 111

  8. Excavating Communal Mutual Support Praxis in Two Townships in South Africa: Preliminary Notes for Social Policy Learning

    Kolawole Omomowo Jimi Adesina
    36-39

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211316

    Abstract views : 177 Downloads : 87

  9. CODESRIA Bulletin, No 6, 2021: Special Issue Reflections on Social Policy in Africa

    Journal System

    DOI https://doi.org/10.57054/cb620211308

    Abstract views : 845 Downloads : 156