Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of the Zambian Social Cash Transfer (SCT) on the state. It aims to contribute to our deepening understanding of neoliberal social policy in Africa by teasing out how donor-driven, evidence-based policymaking and neoliberalism reinforce each other, but also by highlighting how even a poverty-focused and targeted scheme like the SCT can rehabilitate the state along two key dimensions: by forging new epistemic connections with citizens and by opening up space for intra-state learning. While inevitably fraught with ambiguities under mature neoliberalism, both are important for developing a more encompassing vision and strategy for transformative social policy.
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