Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/308849 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] The European Journal of Development Research [ISSN:] 1743-9728 [Volume:] 34 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Palgrave Macmillan [Place:] London [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1285-1307
Publisher: 
Palgrave Macmillan, London
Abstract: 
Cash-for-Work (CfW)/public works programmes have gained great interest recently because they can deliver employment and income for vulnerable households, in addition to dearly needed infrastructure. Studying donor-funded CfW programmes for Syrian refugees and their local neighbours in Jordan we show that CfW can also improve social cohesion, which is particularly important in the context of state fragility and migration. The studied programmes strengthen the sense of belonging and horizontal trust of participants and non-participants, refugees and locals, and in particular women. Their effect on vertical trust, however, is more ambiguous because many Syrians and Jordanians attribute positive effects to donor support rather than to Jordanian authorities. We use a mixed method approach including semi-structured interviews with 390 CfW participants, other community members and neutral observers and a quantitative analysis of a survey covering all 1847 participants of one CfW programme.
Subjects: 
Refugees
Cash-for-work
Public works
Social cohesion
Social protection
Jordan
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Social transfer schemes
JEL: 
A13
D02
D63
F22
H31
H53
H75
I38
F15
J16
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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