Innocenti Working Papers Linking Social Rights to Active Citizenship for the Most Vulnerable: The role of rights and accountability in the 'making and 'shaping' of social protection AUTHOR(S) Rachel Sabates-Wheeler; Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai; Nikhil Wilmink; Richard de Groot; Tayllor Spadafora Published: 2017 Innocenti Working Papers The rise of social protection into the limelight of social policy has opened up space for understanding how it can act as a key interface between states and citizens. This paper rethinks social protection through the lens of citizenship. It considers how the design and implementation of social protection can be shifted away from discretionary and technocratic forms, to forms which stimulate vulnerable citizens to make justice-based claims for their rights and demand accountability for the realization of those rights. It puts forward a conceptual framework for social protection with three modalities through which citizens can be engaged: as shapers and makers; as users and choosers; and as passive consumers. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Social Policies | Tags: citizenship, poverty, social protection × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Rachel Sabates-Wheeler; Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai; Nikhil Wilmink; Richard de Groot; Tayllor Spadafora 2017 Linking Social Rights to Active Citizenship for the Most Vulnerable: The role of rights and accountability in the 'making and 'shaping' of social protection. , pp. 44.
Innocenti Working Papers Why Assist People Living in Poverty? The ethics of poverty reduction AUTHOR(S) Armando Barrientos; Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai; Daisy Demirag; Richard de Groot; Luigi Peter Ragno Published: 2016 Innocenti Working Papers The paper provides an examination of the relevance of ethics to poverty reduction. It argues that linking the shared values that define the social arrangements and institutions, which we refer to as ‘ethical perspectives’, to the emerging welfare institutions addressing poverty in developing countries provides a window into these processes of justification at a more fundamental level. By ethics of poverty the authors refer to the most basic arguments and processes used to justify how and why we assist people living in poverty. Given the extent to which poverty reflects injustice, they argue it is appropriate to consider poverty in the context of ethics. Drawing on the recent expansion of social assistance in Brazil, South Africa and Ghana, the paper shows that ethical perspectives are relevant to our understanding of the evolution of anti-poverty policy. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Child Poverty, Social Policies | Tags: cash transfers, ethics, poverty reduction, social welfare × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Armando Barrientos; Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai; Daisy Demirag; Richard de Groot; Luigi Peter Ragno 2016 Why Assist People Living in Poverty? The ethics of poverty reduction. , pp. 40.
Innocenti Essay Better Schools, Less Child Work. Child Work and Education in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru AUTHOR(S) María Cristina Salazar; Walter Alarcón Glasinovich Published: 1996 Innocenti Essay On the basis of detailed statistical surveys conducted in five Latin American countries, this essay demonstrates that actual practice in the region contrasts strongly with legal norms for the minimum age at which children can be employed and the age of completion of compulsory education. As well as increasing our understanding of the complex relationships between children, work and education, the original studies also drew up measures and definitions that have subsequently been widely adopted in the region. The essay provides a review of the main findings and proposes policy guidelines on child work. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 30 | Thematic area: Child Work and Labour, Rights of the Child | Tags: child workers, compulsory education, minimum age, right to education | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION María Cristina Salazar; Walter Alarcón Glasinovich 1996 Better Schools, Less Child Work. Child Work and Education in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru. , pp. 30.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Decentralization and Local Governance Series Decentralization and Policies for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Brazil AUTHOR(S) Solon Magalhães Vianna; Iara Marques Published: 1994 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Decentralization and Local Governance Series Brazil has made concrete its commitment to the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the creation of a number of State Programmes of Action. This ‘decentralised’ strategy marks an unprecedented step in a country with a strong tradition of ‘top-down’ federal thinking and limited experience of participatory planning. This paper examines the impact this novel approach has had upon the situation of children and adolescents. Recent achievements include the eradication of polio, a significant reduction in the incidence of measles and neonatal tetanus and an improvement in the management of public schools. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 28 | Thematic area: National Development Programmes | Tags: adolescents, child protection, decentralization, implementation of the crc, national policies, National Programme of Action, participatory development | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Solon Magalhães Vianna; Iara Marques 1994 Decentralization and Policies for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Brazil. , pp. 28.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series Childhood and Urban Poverty in Brazil: Street and working children and their families AUTHOR(S) Irene Rizzini; Irma Rizzini; Monica Munhoz; Lidia Galeano Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Urban Child Series + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 62 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: child poverty, child workers, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Irene Rizzini; Irma Rizzini; Monica Munhoz; Lidia Galeano 1992 Childhood and Urban Poverty in Brazil: Street and working children and their families. , pp. 62.
Innocenti Studies Brazil: The fight for childhood in the city AUTHOR(S) Anthony Swift Published: 1991 Innocenti Studies + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: children at risk, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Anthony Swift 1991 Brazil: The fight for childhood in the city. , pp. 44.
Innocenti Studies Brésil: la lutte pour l'enfance dans la ville AUTHOR(S) Anthony Swift Published: 1991 Innocenti Studies + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Urban Child | Tags: children at risk, street children, urban children | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Anthony Swift 1991 Brésil: la lutte pour l'enfance dans la ville. , pp. 48.
