The development of social protection policies in Tanzania, 2000-2015
MS Ulriksen - 2016 - open.uct.ac.za
Tanzania has recently scaled up a piloted conditional cash transfer programme to target the
extreme poor across the country. In addition, there has been moves to finalise a national
social protection framework and the possibility of introducing an old age pension has been
announced. This paper focuses on these three main social protection developments in
Tanzania and looks into the role of different bureaucracies and their funding partners in
shaping social protection policies. The Tanzanian case illustrates how external agencies …
extreme poor across the country. In addition, there has been moves to finalise a national
social protection framework and the possibility of introducing an old age pension has been
announced. This paper focuses on these three main social protection developments in
Tanzania and looks into the role of different bureaucracies and their funding partners in
shaping social protection policies. The Tanzanian case illustrates how external agencies …