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Resource allocation decisions for social protection are as much about power and ideology as cost and affordability. Our research shows that across and within countries a wide range of ideological positions can drive the social protection agenda (from rights-based approaches to concerns about dependency and growth), and that assessments of affordability should think more broadly about the political determinants of fiscal space.
Resource allocation decisions for social protection are as much about power and ideology as cost and affordability. Our research shows that across and within countries a wide range of ideological positions can drive the social protection agenda (from rights-based approaches to concerns about dependency and growth), and that assessments of affordability should think more broadly about the political determinants of fiscal space.