Abstract
Policy analysis is the cornerstone of evidence-based policy making. The complexity of the political and socio-economic web in which social protection operates makes it a daunting task to deduce its impact or outcomes. Hence, indicators, databases and data sources used to measure and analyse the impact of social protection interventions have to reflect this complexity to effectively convey their impact. This chapter takes stock of conceptual frameworks, methods, databases and indicators used to evaluate social protection performance. It establishes the role of performance measurement in social protection taking and discusses the challenges of current databases and indicators in effectively measuring the performance of social protection systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook on Social Protection Systems |
| Editors | Markus Loewe, Esther Schüring |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Chapter | 33 |
| Pages | 561-576 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781839109119 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781839109102 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Aug 2021 |
JEL classifications
- i30 - Welfare and Poverty: General
- c81 - "Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access"
Keywords
- Social protection
- poverty and inequality
- Welfare analysis
- Data collection