Dekker Marleen, Pouw Nicky
African Studies Centre Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands.
Governance and Inclusive Development , University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eur J Dev Res. 2022;34(5):2137-2155. doi: 10.1057/s41287-022-00561-x. Epub 2022 Aug 21.
While there is increasing academic analysis and policy concern regarding growing inequality and the need for more inclusive development trajectories, it is equally important to advance our understanding of the pathways to attain more inclusive development in practice. This paper serves as the introduction to a special issue examining the empirical outcomes and processes of inclusive development policies in selected countries in Africa. The paper presents a policy implementation and assessment framework as a lens that connects the different case studies. The framework links general inclusive development strategies in employment, social protection and governance, to the participation and representation of the various stakeholders as well as the monetary and non-monetary transaction costs in accessing and/or implementing these programmes on the ground in different national and sub-national contexts. Based on the findings of the 9 case studies, the paper also advances policy directions and operational frameworks to attain more inclusive development in practice.
尽管学术界对日益加剧的不平等以及更具包容性的发展轨迹的必要性的分析和政策关注不断增加，但同样重要的是，要增进我们对在实践中实现更具包容性发展的途径的理解。本文作为一期特刊的引言，该特刊审视了非洲部分国家包容性发展政策的实证成果和过程。本文提出了一个政策实施和评估框架，作为连接不同案例研究的一个视角。该框架将就业、社会保护和治理方面的一般包容性发展战略与各利益相关者的参与和代表性，以及在不同国家和次国家背景下实地获取和/或实施这些方案的货币和非货币交易成本联系起来。基于9个案例研究的结果，本文还提出了在实践中实现更具包容性发展的政策方向和操作框架。
