Policy Issues Ivar Ldemel Oslo University College Introduction

Policy Issues Ivar Lødemel Oslo University College

Introduction • So far we have presented first results from completed work • Policy analysis is last work package, to be carried out between March and June 2012 • We therefore invite you to comment not on our findings/ analysis, but on our plans for how to carry out this work

The framing of policies • Public discourses concerning nature, manifestations and causes of poverty • Salience of poverty in national debates • The role of the state and NGO/private actors in framing policy • Location of public accountability for poverty • Political goals of public policy

Shaping and structuring policy • How relevant policies came into existence and what they look like – Policy objectives – Balance between social control and promotion of social wellbeing – The range of policy instruments – Mechanisms for funding – Resource allocation – Balance between universalism and targeting – Nature and adequacy of benefits

The delivery of anti-poverty policy • How have policies been implemented, with focus on the extent to which they: – Promote dignity – Heighten shame • The analysis will focus on – mechanisms for delivery and access – Administration and gate-keeping – The assessment of need – Implementation of conditionality – Management of perceived abuse and corruption