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Explaining Informal Taxation and Revenue Generation: Evidence from south-central Somalia

Most people in low-income countries contribute substantially to the financing of local public goods through informally generated...

Explaining Informal Taxation and Revenue Generation: Evidence from south-central Somalia

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Most people in low-income countries contribute substantially to the financing of local public goods through informal revenue generation...

Conflict-Sensitive Social Protection: Somalia Country Report

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

In a context of weak central political authority and persistent conflict, Somalia’s fledgling social protection sector continues to lean heavily on humanitarian actors for its delivery. It is also largely externally driven and financed, with consequences for the calibre of sector coherence.

Ensuring an Effective Social Protection Response in Conflict-Affected Settings: Findings from the Horn of Africa

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

The interaction between social protection and conflict is an emerging area of study with particular relevance to the Horn of Africa, where conflict and political instability are habitual risks and where social protection is now a well-established field of intervention, including in response to climate-related shocks.

Cash and Livelihoods in Contexts of Conflict and Fragility: Implications for Social Assistance Programming

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper examines the role of cash-plus programming (including graduation) for livelihoods, income, protection, and health outcomes in contexts of different conflict intensity.

Politics and Governance of Social Assistance in Crises From the Bottom Up

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper reviews existing perspectives on the politics and governance of social assistance in crises from the bottom up – from sub-national regions (or states/provinces) down to districts, sub-districts, towns, and villages.

Co-Financing Community-Driven Development Through Informal Taxation: Experimental Evidence from South-Central Somalia

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Community contributions are often required as part of community-driven development (CDD) programmes, with payment encouraged through...