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Who reforms? The political economy of digital infrastructure

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Social protection schemes and cash transfer payments are playing an increasingly central role in the strategies of low-income countries to tackle poverty. However, weak systems of government delivery (especially in rural areas) continue to constrain the effectiveness of these programs in improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. In this context, a growing literature demonstrates that digital infrastructure, such as secure payments systems to distribute government transfers directl...

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Politics & Int Relations
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University of Oxford
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000769


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