The evolution of Nepal’s child grant: from humble beginnings to a real driver of change for children?

Garde, Maricar, Mathers, Nicholas and Dhakal, Thakur (2017) The evolution of Nepal’s child grant: from humble beginnings to a real driver of change for children? Global Social Policy, 17 (3). pp. 359-364. ISSN 1468-0181

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Abstract

Nepal’s Child Grant was introduced in 2009, and the government made a commitment to enhance and expand the programme in 2016. This contribution argues that good evidence, local popularity, and a combination of political legitimacy and opportunity were all necessary to bring about the reforms. Despite initial underinvestment and various design and implementation challenges, the reforms provide a solid platform to help the programme realise its full potential

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gsp
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Authors
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2017 11:19
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2024 00:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/85326

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